The EPEKA Association, in collaboration with members of the Roma community and photographer Jasmina Vidmar, prepared a photo exhibition entitled Views from Different Sides. In the exhibition, they wanted to highlight the beauty of Romani women, show their proud attitude and the penetrating nature of their gestures. When looking at the portraits, no one will know whether any […]

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27th of January, on behalf of organizers from all over Slovenia as part of the Shoah – Let Us Remember 2023 project, we kindly invite you to commemorative and cultural events to remember the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. The events, which start on 19th

On Wednesday, 21st of December 2022, we celebrated the 700th anniversary of the first explicit mention of Sevnica as a square with a special event. Srečko Ocvirk, the mayor of the Sevnica municipality, greeted the gathering, and the guest of honour of the event was the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of

Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor prepared the exhibition in 2020 on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz as part of the Shoah – Let Us Remember 2020 project, which commemorated the International Holocausr Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. The documentary exhibition

On Tuesday, 18th of December 2022, at 6 p.m., we kindly invite you to the Great Hall of the Maribor Puppet Theatre for a screening of the film Ecstasy (1933). The film by the Czech director Gustavo Machatý, who made Erotikon with Ita Rina a few years earlier, at its premiere, despite its indisputable artistic value, caused severe

For the sixth iteration of the #naprejvpreteklost (forward to the past) project, which takes place on the theme of #praznovanjevmuzeju (celebrating at the museum) and #muzejzavse (museum for everybody), we, at Synagogue Maribor, have prepared 2 interesting clips for you: HOLIDAY GAME WITH DREIDEL, JEWISH SPINNING TOP (6. 12. 2022, at 10:00)   HOW TO MAKE A DREIDEL (9. 12. 2022, at 10:00)

As every year on 3rd of December 3, on the birthday of France Prešeren, we celebrate This Merry Day of Culture. Cultural institutions in Slovenia have been opening their doors free of charge on this day since 2000. At Synagogue Maribor, we have prepared an Open Door Day for you on this day, so you can visit us

“On Friday, 28th of October 2022, Synagogue Maribor and Posavje Museum Brežice opened an exhibition in the exhibition area above the Lutheran Cellar in Sevnica entitled “Here Is Where Death Worked Itself to Death…”: the Slovenian victims of Auschwitz, documentary exhibition, Stevan Savić, camp number A-19960. On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 2020,

The exhibition “Lady Bluetooth – Hedy Lamarr” offers an insight into life and work of the gorgeous actress from the Hollywood’s golden era. Hedy Lamarr was one of the most beautiful and most admired actresses of the golden age of Hollywood. The famous actress, who was born in Vienna of Jewish descent, was also known

On the night of 9th-10th of November 1938, the Nazis burned, smashed, and destroyed hundreds of Jewish synagogues, shops, and other buildings throughout the Reich. At the same time, many Jews were killed, and tens of thousands were taken to concentration camps. This night is known as Kristallnacht. On the anniversary of Kristallnacht, we will