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Nov
27
Sat
Extermination – Great Synagogue Grodno @ online - zoom, and on-site
Nov 27 @ 18:00 – 20:30
Extermination - Great Synagogue Grodno @ online - zoom, and on-site | Vilnius | Vilniaus apskritis | Lithuania

European Humanities University (EHU) and the Center for Belarusian Community and Culture in Vilnius will host a premiere presentation of “Extermination” — an audiovisual installation about the Great Synagogue of Grodno, which was constructed in the 16th century and was rebuilt many times after devastating fires. 

Kseniya Shtalenkova (lecturer in the Academic Department of Humanities and Arts at EHU, Philosophy PhD candidate) is the project curator and Viktoryia Bahdanovich (fourth-year student of the BA program in Visual Design) is the project production designer and executive producer.

 The “Extermination” audiovisual installation is a monologue on the history of the place as well as an individual experience of a person in time and space.

The installation has been created as a part of the project on “Preservation and Actualization of Former Synagogues in Belarus for the Benefit of Local Communities” by Stsiapan Stureika, Professor of Humanities and Arts at EHU. Project research conducted for the work on the installation was conducted with the participation of EHU students.

The presentation will be delivered in Russian with subtitles in English. 

Register by November 26.

Click here to register on Zoom (or for in-person attendance)

The event will be also streamed online via EHU’s Facebook page.

NOTE: you can attend the event physically at the Belarusian House (Vilniaus g. 20) by pre-registration at the same link to register on Zoom

May
23
Mon
5th World Litvak Congress @ various
May 23 – May 26 all-day
5th World Litvak Congress @ various | Lithuania

A gathering of Lithuanian Jews and descendants, which includes an academic conference, a cultural fest, guided tours to Jewish heritage in several towns and cities around the country — Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šeduva, Pakruojis — and more.

Click here to see the full program

Pre-registration is required by filling out the following form:

https://forms.gle/VJa9nMHaHjH4t5Lf6

Jun
9
Thu
Synagogues as tangible and intangible cultural heritage @ Kobersdorf synagogue
Jun 9 all-day
Synagogues as tangible and intangible cultural heritage @ Kobersdorf synagogue | Kobersdorf | Burgenland | Austria

A symposium connected with the reopening of the Kobersdorf synagogue after its restoration as a cultural venue

The program will be posted here: http://www.forschungsgesellschaft.at/synagoge/index.html

 

The photo shows the synagogue before restoration

 

Jun
11
Sat
Synagogues as tangible and intangible cultural heritage @ Kobersdorf synagogue
Jun 11 all-day
Synagogues as tangible and intangible cultural heritage @ Kobersdorf synagogue | Kobersdorf | Burgenland | Austria

A symposium connected with the reopening of the Kobersdorf synagogue after its restoration as a cultural venue

The program will be posted here: http://www.forschungsgesellschaft.at/synagoge/index.html

 

The photo shows the synagogue before restoration

 

Jul
3
Sun
Ingwiller synagogue – 200 years @ Ingwiller, France synagogue
Jul 3 @ 14:00 – 16:00
Ingwiller synagogue - 200 years @ Ingwiller, France synagogue | Ingwiller | Grand Est | France

Gala ceremony to mark the 200th anniversary of the synagogue in Ingwiller.

Aug
14
Sun
Czech Day of Jewish Monuments @ All over
Aug 14 all-day
Czech Day of Jewish Monuments @ All over | Czechia

The annual Day of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic opens Jewish heritage sites all over the country to visitors.

(It does not seems to be coordinated within the umbrella of the European Day of Jewish Culture).

On the web site, you can find lists of events and an interactive map with a list of participating sites and opening hours.

Aug
11
Fri
Alba Iulia Jewish Cemetery final event @ Marè Yehezkel Synagogue, Alba Iulia
Aug 11 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Alba Iulia Jewish Cemetery final event @ Marè Yehezkel Synagogue, Alba Iulia | Alba Iulia | Județul Alba | Romania

Closing event of the conservation and restoration camps held this year in the Jewish Cemetery of Alba Iolia, as part of the project Conservation and restoration of the monumental funeral stones of the Jewish cemetery in Alba Iulia.

 

Aug
13
Sun
Czech Republic Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic
Aug 13 all-day
Czech Republic Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic | Czechia

The annual Day of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic, sponsored by the Prague Jewish Community, the Federation of Jewish Communities and others.

Click to see the preliminary program

 

 

Jun
28
Fri
Handover of the St. Pölten Jewish Cemetery @ St. Pölten Jewish cemetery
Jun 28 @ 11:00 – 11:45
Handover of the St. Pölten Jewish Cemetery @ St. Pölten Jewish cemetery | Sankt Pölten | Niederösterreich | Austria

The newly-restored cemetery will be released to the St. Pölten local authority, which will be responsible for its long-term upkeep.

The picture shows the newly-restored cemetery in  May 2024 Photo ©National Fund/Judith Pfeffer

Aug
11
Sun
Czech Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic
Aug 11 @ 10:00 – 17:00
Czech Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic

The seventh edition of  the annual Day of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic will take place on Sunday, August 11, 2024. This year, some 58 selected Jewish monuments in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia will be made available visitors (free of charge or for a voluntary contribution) between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m..

Some of the other sites are well known, but some are out of the way and well off the beaten track — in Prague, only the Jerusalem (or Jubilee) synagogue is on the roster.  Some of the sites are generally closed to the public; some have recently undergone extensive renovation or are in the process of restoration. In some places, such as in Pacov, Mikulov, and Černovice, there are programs such as guided tours and concerts.

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