Symbols of hatred
A lecture by Mirko Ilić. World renowned designer Mirko Ilić will hold a lecture on symbols, metaphors and dangers of right-wing extremism, racism and antisemitism.
A lecture by Mirko Ilić. World renowned designer Mirko Ilić will hold a lecture on symbols, metaphors and dangers of right-wing extremism, racism and antisemitism.
Dear Ambassador (Querido Embaixador, 2017, 89′), a movie by Brazilian director Luiz Fernando Goulart, tells a story about Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas – the Brazilian ambassador in Paris, who saved many Jews during World War II. In 2003, the Ambassador Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas was recognised by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations.
A restored silent film with live music. A restored silent film from the 1920s tells the story of a young man from a Jewish family who wants to become an actor at the Viennese Burgtheater. The film will be accompanied by live music. The soloists are from New York.
Publishing company Aristej and Maribor Synagogue invite you to the presentation of a book titled “A religious glossary for young people” (Original: Religijski pojmovnik za mlade) and a talk with its author Gorazd Andrejč. The event will be held in the Maribor Synagogue (Židovska ulica 4) on 20th of March at 6 p. m..
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One of the biggest modern literary voice of Israel come to Maribor during his visit to Slovenia. Amir or is considered the leading poet and writer in his home country. He published 14 poem collections, which were translated to 45 languages. The conversation will be led by Darka Tancer-Kajnih and Tjaša Šket will be translating
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Sinagoga Maribor is hosting a documentary exhibition Sobibor. On 14 October 1946 more than 400 prisoners, led by Jewish Alexander Pečerski, started a mutiny in the destruction camp Sobibor. After the mass escape most of the prisoners were caught and killed, only around 50 survived. Nonetheless, this was the most successful prison break from a death
On the occasion of the Slovenian Cultural Day, 8th of February, you are cordially invited to the open doors day in the Synagogue Maribor, Židovska Street 4. – from 10 a. m. until 6 p. m. Open doors day, individual visits to the old synagogue and the present exhibition Sobibor; –
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Croatian historian and university professor dr. Ivo Goldstein is coming to present a monograph on the most notorious concentration camp in the Balkans during World War II. A systematic and comprehensive review of the operation of the camp and a phenomenological view of it comes at the right time, because the public in the region
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In Slovenia, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January, is commemorated with the Shoah – Let Us Rememberannual project. Within the framework of the project, which includes numerous cultural, museum, research and educational institutions, we prepare exhibitions, experts meetings and several cultural events. The Holocaust was one of the worst crimes against humanity. In it, about 6
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The goal of the scientific meetings Each Year One Name is to publicly present the recent research findings from the field of the history of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and at the same time, life stories of the so-called Righteous Among the Nations and individuals who were victims of the Nazi destruction machine during the Second World War.
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