As the new Jewish year begins, we are thrilled to share with you our exciting plans for the coming months, while also reflecting on our many achievements from the past year. |
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Beith Hamidrash Building is being Restored! |
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The Beith Hamidrash restoration project is progressing rapidly. The interior was repaired and reinforced and the exterior walls—as you can see in the image—are being reinstated. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, after which we will implement the plans for the interior of the building: A museum of Jewish Heritage. |
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We hope that with your help we can complete the first phase of the museum and open it to the public by the summer of 2024. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions and ideas. |
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New Film about the Typhoid Rescue Plan in Bardejov during WWII |
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The film, telling the notable story of Refuel Lowy and the Typhoid Rescue Plan (Memorial Book of Jewish Bardejov, page 76 and 77), is the initiative of Mr. Fish. The filming, which took place in both Israel and Bardejov, has been completed and the movie is currently in post-production stage. We will send more information as we get closer to its premier. Below are a few photos from the filming in Bardejov, and you may also view a gallery on our website.
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Orit Stieglitz is back with BJPC after taking a leave of absence for personal reasons. With her experience, Orit will help BJPC resume our pre-pandemic activities in Bardejov and in the USA. |
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Our team is also expanding. We will now have more assistance with new local staff, helping us on the ground with BJPC activities in Bardejov. |
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Laura Gutierrez continues to be part of our core team in Los Angeles. She manages our base of operations in Los Angeles by keeping in touch with our mailing list, designing our graphics, and taking care of the organization’s day-to-day tasks. |
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As you may recall, we recently launched our newly designed website. We have incorporated some new features and will continue to develop it further. For example, we recently created a mobile version of our Matzevah Photo Gallery so that it can be viewed clearly on any device.
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Annual Commemoration Gathering in Bardejov,
July 2023
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Our 2023 Commemoration event in Bardejov was very meaningful and attracted guests from Bardejov, Slovakia, and from around the world. You can read more about it and see pictures from the event on our website (link below). Newly released is the professional video of the full ceremony, and two short videos capturing the two days of the event. The videos will open in YouTube once clicked. Since portions of the ceremony were narrated only in Slovak we are also providing a text file in English of these parts for your convenience.
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Full Video of the Ceremony |
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Video Overview of the Ceremony |
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Video Overview of the Walking Tour |
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Below is a link to our website page with a summary of the event, a photo gallery, and links to news reports and videos of the event.
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Essay and Art Contest 2023 |
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We continued with our annual tradition of conducting an essay and art contest among Bardejov High-School students on topics related to the Jewish experience in WWII. We invite you to view this year's winning artworks on the topic "Heroism and Resistance in WWII". |
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2nd Place: Petra Pangrácova |
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The winning essays are also available to read, they have been translated from Slovak to English using Google Translate. |
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Bardejov: A Heritage Tour Destination |
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Bardejov continues to be an attraction for Heritage Tours, given its rich Jewish heritage, the restoration process of the Jewish Suburbia, and the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial. Among the many groups and private people who come to visit Bardejov, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of graduate students from Yeshiva University in New York. They participated in a heritage tour across Europe and came to Bardejov to attend our event. |
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Students of Yeshiva University's Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies visiting Bardejov, July 5th, 2023 |
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June 2024 will mark 10 years since the inauguration of Bardejov's Holocaust Memorial |
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It is hard to believe that almost 10 years have passed since the emotional inauguration of the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial in June 2014. So many people have visited the Memorial, and we’ve had numerous local school activities, public events, and commemorations.
We plan to mark the 10-year anniversary with a special event. We anticipate that it will also include the opening of Bardejov’s Jewish Heritage Museum in Beith Hamidrash.
We hope to see you in Bardejov in 2024!
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Mr. Emil Fish was invited to speak at a Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in Rwanda |
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On January 27th of this year, the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, dignitaries and survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi gathered at the Kigali Genocide Memorial to commemorate the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, to honor all victims of Nazi persecution, and to remember all whose lives have been destroyed through genocide and identity-based violence.
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L-R: Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda, Dr. Ron Adam; Dr. Jean Damascène Bizimana, Minister of National Unity & Civic Engagement; Emil A. Fish; and Dr. Shay Pilnik. |
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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BUILD THE JEWISH HERITAGE MUSEUM IN BARDEJOV! |
Our mission is to preserve Bardejov’s Jewish Heritage, memorialize and honor Bardejov Holocaust victims, and conduct educational outreach to school and community groups to teach tolerance and diversity. The Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee relies on on the support of generous individuals like you. Please consider a donation today.
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TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT BJPC:
If you have any friends, or know of someone who may be interested in our organization, please invite them to fill out our mailing list request form so that they can receive updates and information from us.
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