Memorial sites – From the walls of ELTE to the Rumbach synagogue building

events Programme

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the liberation of the Budapest ghetto, the Marom organization invites those interested in the topic to a three-part discussion and guided tour. The first session will take place on January 26th at 15:30. The program will start with a walk from the ELTE Astoria building to the Rumbach Synagogue, where participants will view the permanent exhibition beside the building. Finally, in the JDC Mozaik Hub room, there will be a discussion focusing on Holocaust memorials and sites established in the past decade. Additionally, two short animations by artist Zsófia Szemző, depicting the Rumbach Synagogue as a space of absence, will be screened.

Meeting Point: January 26, 2025, 15:15, Astoria, at the first barrier of the university between Burger King and the ELTE building: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mbRBqZV3GaufQGfK7

Duration: 2 hours, the program is in Hungarian.
Attendance is limited and requires registration, which includes the entrance fee to the synagogue. Registration is open until January 23 or until the event is fully booked.

Registration form: https://forms.gle/RYpswSWP2JGCAh4VA

Program Leaders:
Dr. Gabriella Dohi - Journalist, cultural researcher, and leader of the "Jewish Quarter from a Women’s Perspective" tour. She works across various media, creating video and still images, writing, and broadcasting. She completed her PhD at the ELTE Doctoral School of Film, Media, and Cultural Theory, focusing on female workers and journalists in the Horthy-era press. In 2018, she received a special award for video journalism in the "Dignity from Poverty" press awards, and in 2020, she won the main prize in the radio/podcast category.

Dr. Anikó Félix - Sociologist who defended her doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Social Sciences, ELTE, in 2019. She has participated in numerous international research projects, publications, and conferences focusing on far-right movements, antisemitism, and Holocaust memory. Besides her academic work, she has been involved in civil society organizations and educational initiatives against prejudice and exclusion. Since September 2023, she has been the Executive Director of the Haver Foundation.