My Uncle Tom inspires me constantly, he has participated in Ride For The Living for many years, this year I am honored to be joining him on the journey along with my cousin Jon.
Our family has strong roots to the Ukraine and Eastern Europe, I m doing this for them as well as all Jewish people, past, present and future!
This June, I’ll be participating in the meaningful Ride For The Living, an incredible 60-mile journey from the darkness of Auschwitz-Birkenau to the light of JCC
I’ll be riding alongside hundreds of participants from around the world in a powerful tribute to Jewish resilience and renewal.
It may surprise you that 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.
This community’s strength reaches far beyond its gates: 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 uplift 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.