DO NOT MISS OUR JUNE 2024 EVENT:
Ten-year Anniversary of the Dedication of Bardejov's Holocaust Memorial
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We have the final dates for the event:
It will take place from Tuesday, June 25th in the afternoon to Thursday, June 27th, 2024
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What are we planning?
- The inauguration of the newly restored Beith Hamidrash as a Jewish Heritage Museum Building
- 10-year anniversary of the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial – Lectures, Presentation of Videos, Book Publications
- A commemoration ceremony at the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial with the participation of dignitaries from Slovakia and from around the world
- Workshops and meetings with local Bardejovers
- “Bardejov” movie screening
- Musical event
- Exhibition of local student projects on Jewish themes
- Tours of Jewish Bardejov
- And more!
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You do not want to miss it! Mark your calendar and plan to join us for this important milestone! |
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Essay and Art Contest for High-School Students |
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The topic for this year's Essay & Art Contest is:
TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARDEJOV HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: Reflections on the Revival of Local Jewish Heritage: Restoration, Education, and Commemoration.
Students may choose to focus on topics which relate to Jewish history and culture, the Holocaust and its commemoration, restoration of Jewish sites in Bardejov, or the significance of educating for “Never Again”, especially given today’s political environment in the world and the rise of Antisemitism. The submissions will be available for viewing during our June event, and awards for the best submission will be given during the event as well.
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Past year’s essay and art submissions may be viewed on our website:
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Beith Hamidrash Museum Progress |
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The Beith Hamidrash Restoration project is rapidly progressing. Here are some photos showing the restoration process, and some beautiful images of the Beith Hamidrash and Old Synagogue at night with light illuminating from the windows after so many years of darkness. |
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If you have any artifacts, documents, photos, or items of any kind that you believe will be appropriate for the Bardejov Museum, please contact us. The items can be donated or loaned to the Museum.
All loaned items will be insured.
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The film, telling the notable story of Refuel Lowy and the Typhoid Rescue Plan is the initiative of Mr. Emil A. Fish: “The film BARDEJOV, is based on a true story in the town of Bardejov during the Holocaust. What happened there and my ongoing support of telling the story of Jewish Heritage in Bardejov has been a lifelong focus of mine, as many of you very well know. The film I produced is a true story about how Refuel Lowy, the head of the Jewish community and a wine maker, meets with the Jewish council to plan an action against the Slovak Hlinka Guard’s orders. The main order required that all unmarried girls in the town must present themselves for work in a shoe factory in the East, with no exception. After Lowy discovers there is no shoe factory and the girls will be taken to Auschwitz, they plan to save the girls. I am very proud of how this film turned out. It is a compelling story, a well-done dramatic feature directed by Danny A. Abeckaser.”
The film will be available for purchase and streamed online
starting March 19th
Click the photo to watch the trailer:
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A Slovak nonprofit organization is focusing on documenting stories of Slovak rescuers and survivors during WWII |
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The Testimonium organization, led by radio journalist Ms. Dagmar Mozolová, records and documents the authentic memories of people who saved others during the Holocaust, and also those who were saved. The stories have been broadcast on Radio Slovakia in a series called "Encyclopedia of the Righteous".
The mission of Testimonium is to record the stories of those who can still tell them so they can be shared. Testimonium created an archive of the recordings, in Slovak, for future generations, historians, researchers, and all who want to learn from firsthand memories about what happened during the war years and the Holocaust.
Recently they have expanded their recordings to film documentaries, and last year they produced a docudrama, "Mamicka", about the brave Zuzana Dermeková who saved two-year-old Zorka during WWII.
Between 2019 and 2022, Testimonium interviewed 40 people from families of rescuers and the rescued, and they have contact information of about 70 more that they would like to record.
If you know of Slovaks who rescued people during the Holocaust, or those who have been rescued by Slovaks, please let us know, and please spread the word about Testimonium's activities so hopefully more stories can be found. To read more: https://testimonium.sk/
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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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