Building a Jewish Future in Krakow with Jonathan Ornstein, director of JCC Krakow

Published: July 28, 2011, 7 a.m.

On our recent OMJCC Jewish cultural journey to Warsaw, Krakow and Berlin, we had the opportunity to visit JCC Krakow and speak with its director, Jonathan Ornstein. A transplanted New Yorker who had made Aliyah, Ornstein moved to Krakow and found his calling. Providing a meeting place for the older Jewish community and a central address for young people newly discovering their Jewish roots is both a challenge and a privilege. Ironically enough, the JCC was built with initial funding from Prince Charles of Wales.