News and events
Heschel Center News - Righteous Among the Nations. Israel honors Sister Serapiona
During the German occupation, she risked her life by hiding a Jewish woman in the convent. In recognition of this heroic gesture, Zofia Liszka, Sister Serapiona of the Congregation of the Servant Sisters of the Virgin Mary Immaculately Conceived, was posthumously awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations.…
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Heschel Center News - 67th death anniversary of Konstanty Rokicki, hero of the Lados Group
Konstanty Rokicki, a Polish consul in Bern who played a major role in saving Jews during the Holocaust, died on July 18, 1958. His actions within the Lados Group, involving the forgery of Latin American passports, made it possible to save at least several hundred people. Although Rokicki died…
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Heschel Center News - Treblinka. A walk through history and memory
On Sunday, July 20 at 12:00 pm, the Treblinka Museum will host another thematic educational walk through the former German Nazi extermination and labor camp. This time, the participants will learn about the topic of transports to the camp, in connection with the 83rd anniversary of the first transport…
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Biblical commentaries
Sunday Psalm: A Sense of Abandonment and Hope for Salvation
In the broader Jewish context, the psalm is sometimes associated with the prayers of distressed individuals and communities. It is also linked to historical events in which the people of Israel experienced a sense of abandonment, but also hope for salvation, says Shlomo Libertovsky, a Torah teacher in Beit…
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Sunday Psalm: Worshiping God Is Not Enough—Words and Actions Matter
"Praising God in prayer isn’t enough. It’s only the beginning. Our actions and our words are what matter," says Rabbi Steve Burnstein from the Birkat Shalom congregation in Kibbutz Gezer, Israel, commenting on Psalm 34 for the Heschel Center at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. The…
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Sunday Psalm: God’s Hidden Face – A Test of Faith
“The believer cannot live a single moment without the feeling that God is close to him,” says Shlomo Libertovski, a Torah scholar from Beth Shemesh, commenting on Psalm 27 for the Heschel Center at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Reflecting on King David’s plea, Libertovski emphasizes…
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Newsletters
Newsletter No 1/2025
Dear Readers, we present you with a list of the most important activities and actions of the Abraham J. Heschel for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the Catholic University of Lublin in January 2025. Ranging from the lighting of the Lights of Hope at the Catholic University of Lublin, through the organization…
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