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Poland: POLIN awards 2024, presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw – Mazel tov to winners Ewa Teleżyńska-Sawicka and Paweł Sawicki, and to the Honorable Mentions and Special Awards grantees.

Mazel tov to Ewa Teleżyńska-Sawicka and Paweł Sawicki, who have won the 2024 POLIN award, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history … continue reading →

Call for Participants UPDATE: Changed dates for the “History, Memory and Responsibility” Seminar for Journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Oct. 7-10

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

This is an UPDATED call for participants for “History, Memory and Responsibility,” an English-language seminar for journalists to be held at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum and in the town of Oświęcim (outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built). The … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Last chance to visit the longstanding exhibits in the Prague Jewish Museum’s Klausen synagogue and Ceremonial hall. They close July 1 for revamping and installation of brand new exhibits

This week is your last chance to see the longstanding exhibits in the Klausen synagogue and Ceremonial Hall, which form part of the Prague Jewish Museum. Both buildings will be closed July 1 and their exhibits will be removed — … continue reading →