We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for a two-hour webinar on preserving Jewish cemeteries in Poland, to be held online July 1.
Confirmed keynote speakers include :
- Michał Laszczkowski, President of the Coalition of Guardians of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland
- Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress,
In addition, up to six speakers will be invited to present a paper of up to five minutes length on a topic of relevance to the subject.
To submit a proposal, provide a 200-300 word abstract (in English or Polish) in the form at the bottom of this page: https://jewishheritagepoland.org/conference.html.
Deadline for submission: 1 June 2021.
The webinar is sponsored by the Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland, The Matzevah Foundation, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, the World Jewish Restitution Organization, and the Chief Rabbinate of Poland.
It is a follow-up to a webinar held in August 2020.
Click for the conference web page, with registration and submission forms