On 1 April this year, the Maribor Synagogue Jewish Cultural Heritage Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary. On this occasion, we invite visitors to two events. On Friday, 1 April, at 1 p.m., we will present the collection Jews in Slovenia: History and Holocaust IV. We have already prepared the fourth anthology from this series […]

On 1 April this year, the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor will celebrate its 15th anniversary. On this occasion, we invite visitors to two events. On Thursday, 31 March 2016, at 6 p.m., the music group Kontra-Kvartet will perform. Vesna Čobal, Daliborka Ancel, Petar Marić and Branko Smrtnik are musical interpreters who have

The book “The Maribor synagogue” is the twelfth booklet from the series “Artworks in the pocket”, with which the France Stele Institute of Art History fills the lacuna in reflection, writing and reading about art monuments and spaces in Slovenia as well as in their comprehension… …In the booklets, the authors with professionally cogent and

To stand up against Nazi ideas of biologized “etnicity” and antisemitism required a heroic disposition in individuals who did not allow themselves to have their basic humanity destroyed by such ideologies, even as the latter were backed by formidable political and religious power and sweepingly popular beliefs… …The men and women presented in the first

Between 1939 and 1945, the Nazis killed almost 500,000 Roma, according to more recent estimates around 600,000, or as many as one and a half million, and yet the Roma and Sinti are still waiting for full recognition of the suffering caused to them by the Nazi regime. In scientific research circles, the topic of

In honour of one of the greatest Slovenian poets, we celebrate Prešeren’s Day on February 8, commemorating the poet’s life and work. On this day, Slovenian museums, galleries and cultural institutes, in the desire to bring cultural and artistic creation closer to the widest possible number of visitors, open the doors of their institutions wide

“He who saves one life saves the whole world.” The saying from the Talmud is printed on a medal that the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Center in Jerusalem awards to the righteous. So far, the title of Righteous Among the Nations has been awarded to more than 24,000 people from 47 countries, including more than

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we organize scientific meetings every year as part of the Shoah – Let Us Remember event, to inform the public about the latest findings in the field of Holocaust history. As part of the scientific meeting Each Year One Name, we present the life stories of

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27th of January, is marked at the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor with the annual project Shoah – Let us remember. As part of the project, which we have been implementing since 2010, we are preparing exhibitions, scientific meetings and various cultural events; we are connecting with many organizers of related

This merry day of culture represents a traditional annual cultural manifestation, with which we commemorate the birth of one of the most famous Slovenian poets – France Prešern. On December 3, cultural institutions invite visitors to free tours of plays, exhibitions and concerts, lectures, guided tours, workshops and various other cultural events. In the Center