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Month: March 2012

News 

Footy Fans Face Language Test

March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 Krakow Post 6 Comments

A new temporary ruling will require all football fans arriving in Krakow for the European championships in June to take a basic language test. Polish vocabulary skills – or lack of them – will be used as a means to distinguish between hard core football hooligans visiting the city solely to cause…

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Columns Kino Mania 

Kino Mania: March 2012

March 26, 2012September 20, 2015 Giuseppe Sedia 0 Comments

In this month’s Kino Mania we take a look at a dark and disturbing time in Poland’s recent history through Wojciech Smarzowski’s film Róża, review Roman Polanski’s latest feature, Carnage, and remember a Polish classic from the 1960s, Rękopis Znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragossa Manuscript).

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Google Street View Launches in Krakow

March 24, 2012September 20, 2015 Jamie Stokes 1 Comment Cracow, Google Street View, Krakow

Google has launched its Street View service in Krakow and other major cities across Poland. The popular service, first launched in May 2005, was extended to include Warsaw, Krakow, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Lublin, Białystok, Gdynia, Gniezno and other…

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Culture 

Jewish Community Feels Secure in Krakow

March 24, 2012March 24, 2012 Norma Costello 4 Comments

“We feel safe here. We want to show the world that Poland is place of Jewish life and not of Jewish death,” says Jonathan Ornstein, director of Krakow’s Jewish Community Centre (JCC). Voicing a feeling of safety seems like a mild claim, but it’s not something that all Jewish…

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Reprieve for Krakow’s Festivals

March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 Anthony Casey 0 Comments

Krakow’s main festivals have received an 11th-hour reprieve, despite fears that budget cuts could drive them elsewhere – but only at the cost of jobs, cuts to services, and last minute negotiations. Staff numbers at the Krakow Festival Office (Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe – KBF)…

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Arts Culture 

A Polish ‘Da Vinci’ code

March 19, 2012March 20, 2012 Grażyna Zawada 0 Comments

The 19th century Polish painter Jan Matejko is renowned for his monumental canvases glorifying Polish national identity, but did he also include a multitude of hidden symbols and images in his work? This is the claim being made by amateur historian and Matejko hobbyist, Barbara Walczak…

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Culture Film & TV 

An Interview with Jerzy Stuhr

March 19, 2012March 20, 2012 Giuseppe Sedia 0 Comments

Jerzy Stuhr is a Polish national treasure. His 40-year acting career has included roles in many of the nation’s best-loved movies, from the bawdy 1984 satire Seksmisja to Krzysztof Kieślowski Dekalog series to the voice of Donkey in the Polish versions of the Shrek movies. He is also a noted director, stage actor…

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Bar of the Month Columns 

Bar of the Month: Dym

March 18, 2012March 18, 2012 Jamie Stokes 1 Comment

I’m pretty sure I would have demanded to see Christ’s wounds. Just because some dude pops up claiming to be the guy you saw unequivocally nailed to a cross and then entombed is no reason to abandon basic empirical enquiry. It was in this spirit that I approached ul. Świętego Tomasza…

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News 

Career Opportunities for All

March 15, 2012December 21, 2015 Anthony Casey 0 Comments Non-Corporate Summer

Students seeking to use their holidays learning new skills and gaining work experience can take part in a careers fair in Krakow this month. NCS – Non-Corporate Summer – will offer workshops and advice on everything from finding and approaching potential employers around the world…

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Columns Tuck In 

Tuck In: Shakshouka

March 15, 2012March 20, 2012 Dana Dramowicz 0 Comments Tuck In

I was first introduced to the wonders of shakshouka in Israel, where it seemed this deliciously simple breakfast dish was everywhere. Indeed it seems to be incredibly popular, in a vast number of variations, not only in Israel but also in northern Africa where it is said to originate.

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