This June, I’ll be participating in the meaningful Ride For The Living, an incredible journey by walking 5K/3 miles from the darkness of the Plaszow concentration camp to the light of JCC Krakow.
I’ll be visiting alongside hundreds of participants from around the world in a powerful tribute to Jewish resilience and renewal.
I learned about JCC Krakow shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when they established a massive relief effort for Ukrainian refugees. I then learned more about all they do to support the Jewish community in Krakow. Just an hour from Auschwitz, Jewish life has been reborn and thriving for almost two decades. Today, 80 years after the Holocaust, JCC Krakow is home to 1,200 members, including 56 Holocaust survivors, dozens of young families, children attending the first Jewish preschool in Krakow since the war, and an entire movement of young people just now discovering their family's long-suppressed Jewish heritage.
JCC Krakow has supported more Ukrainian refugees than any other organization of its kind in the entire world. Having been victims only 80 years ago, this community has a special understanding of the responsibility to save others, and they’ve now supported over 450,000 Ukrainians since Russia’s invasion.
I would be grateful for your support as I embark on this physical and spiritual journey to support the JCC’s mission of building a vibrant, welcoming and compassionate community.
Ride For The Living is JCC Krakow’s largest annual fundraiser, and is completely funded by the friends and family of participants like you.