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May 21, 2025Gwarna – Experts' Workshop: How to design a place of remembrance?
On May 21, 2025, a unique meeting dedicated to designing places of remembrance took place in Wrocław. During this 1-day event experts from various fields and disciplines from Wrocław and Warsaw, students and activists met to jointly consider how to - on the example of the Gwarna Jewish Cemetery - responsibly shape spaces commemorating difficult history.
Wroclaw
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14 May 2025Inclusive commemoration of Holocaust victims in Przegaliny
On May 14, 2025, the Zapomniane Foundation organized a commemorative ceremony in the village of Przegaliny Małe, located in the Komarówka Podlaska commune. The event was dedicated to the memory of two Jewish girls who were murdered during the Holocaust and buried in a nearby forest.
Komarówka Podlaska
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May 13, 2025Inclusive commemoration of Sura Teller in Pawlichy
In June 2025, as part of the ReActMem project, we organized an event in Pawlichy (Lublin Province) dedicated to the memory of Sura Teller – a young Jewish girl born on March 13, 1923 in Stare Króle, murdered during the Holocaust. Her grave, unmarked for decades, was indicated by the villagers, passing on the oral testimonies of their ancestors.
Księżpol, Pawlichy
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May 7, 2025"Landscape Archive" exhibition at Kazerne Dossin
The exhibition “Landscape Archive” presented at Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen, Belgium from May 7 to June 30, 2025, was dedicated to the uncommemorated burial sites of Holocaust victims in Poland. The project was initiated by the Zapomniane Foundation and was the result of cooperation with the Polish Institute Brussels, the Urban Memory Foundation, CEJI – A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe and Kazerne Dossin. The project was part of the program of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council in 2025.
Mechelen
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How to Talk About the Holocaust in Times of Disinformation and Rising Tensions?
A dedicated training was held in Warsaw on April 29, with 25 educators from across Poland — representing memorial sites, schools, museums, educational institutions, and the city of Krakow — participating. The event created a space for sharing good practices and reflecting on how to teach about the Holocaust with accuracy, empathy, and without succumbing to the pressures of current events.
Warsaw, Poland
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14.06.2024, 19.03.2025Commemorative Events in Taevaskoja and Tallinn
Recently, two commemorative events took place in Estonia, which brought together participants from different backgrounds and countries, engaging them in reflection on anti-Semitism, historical memory and the protection of cultural heritage. These events were organized by Eesti Juudi Kogukond MTÜ, one of the partners of the ReActMem project.
Taevaskoja,Tallinn
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27 February - 2 March 2025International Seminar on Memory & Human Rights Activism II
The seminar brought together researchers from 17 different countries who presented their empirical work and responded to the invitation to join us in promoting a critical dialogue on migration, border violence, social struggles and social justice.
Poland, Świnoroje
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February 20–21, March 27, 2025Memory, commemoration and memory activism
In the first quarter of 2025, we implemented a two-part series of events dedicated to memory activism, which took place in Warsaw (20-21 February) and Krakow (27 March). Both meetings were aimed at different audiences – from scientists and educators to artists and activists – and aimed to build a space for dialogue on memory, commemoration and civic engagement in contemporary Europe.
Warsaw, Krakow, Poland
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January 26, 2025Memorial sites - From the walls of ELTE to the Rumbach synagogue building
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.
Budapest, Hungary
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November 23-24, 2024LabaLive Barcelona
The LABA Live event, held on November 23-24, 2024, marked the culmination of the LABA Barcelona fellowship program, showcasing the work of fellows inspired by classical Jewish texts on the theme of "NIGHT." This event was hosted at Casa Adret, one of Barcelona’s oldest habitable buildings and the central location for LABA Barcelona's activities, situated in the heart of the medieval Jewish quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
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November 14th, 2024Inclusive commemoration of Holocaust victims in Głodno
In November, the Zapomniane Foundation team, together with local partners, carried out a green commemoration of a grave and a forest hideout in the town of Głodno (borough of Łaziska). Thanks to cooperation with (for) landscape architect Natalia Budnik, we marked the location of the dugout/burial with plants so that it would fit into the local landscape. During the unveiling ceremony of the monument/tombstone, together with the local community, we commemorated 10 people of Jewish nationality. The ceremony was attended by residents, youth and teachers from four nearby schools, representatives of institutions, local and regional authorities and the clergy - a rabbi, bishop and parish priest of Łaziska, representatives of the Volunteer Fire Department.
Łaziska
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October 10th, 22thJiskry 2024
This year JCC Warsaw was focused on presenting two specific carriers of memory this year: visual arts and architecture. Both lectures opened a discussion on different types of memory carriers and stimulated the audience to ask questions and debate on the topics such as: Who is responsible for preserving Jewish heritage?; Why is it important?; In what way should it be done?.
Warsaw, Poland
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9.10.2024Restoring the Memory of It
As part of the project "Restoring the Memory of It", visual artist Anna Schapiro - together with students from schools in Chrzanów County - symbolically marked the boundaries of the synagogue using natural, ecological earth pigments. This participatory art project aimed to restore the collective memory of the synagogue, emphasizing its historical significance as a center of Jewish religious and cultural life.
Chrzanów
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September 19, 2024Inclusive commemoration of a Jewish girl victim of the Holocaust in Rajbrot
On September 19, an inclusive commemoration of the place of death and burial of a Jewish girl in Rajbrot (Bochnia district) took place, organized by the Zapomniane Foundation. Workshops with youth from the local primary school, which ended with placing a renovated and jointly prepared wooden matzeva in the place where it rests.
Rajbrot
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September 14-15, 2024SZUL. Stanisław Wygodzki. Reminiscence about a writer from Będzin
A unique event dedicated to the work of Stanisław Wygodzki – a renowned writer, poet, children's author, and translator from Będzin – took place at SZUL. The two-day program, organized by the Foundation in collaboration with Izabela Tumas-Matuszewska, aimed to revive interest in Wygodzki’s legacy, once widely read in schools but now largely forgotten. His writing often returned to his hometown, which he described with both affection and anguish. Wygodzki’s post-war work grappled with themes of the Holocaust, politics, and the suffering of the individual, leaving a profound mark on Polish literature.
Będzin, Poland
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September 4–6, 2024Green Commemoration Honoring Immanuel Löw
The Green Commemoration Honoring Immanuel Löw was a three-day international conference held in Szeged, Hungary, from September 4 to 6, 2024. Its primary aim was to bring together scholars, researchers, and community members from across Hungary and abroad to reflect on the life and legacy of Rabbi Dr. Immanuel Löw (1854–1944), Chief Rabbi of Szeged, with a particular focus on his pioneering work in botany.
Szeged
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21.06.2024, 14.09.2024“Poland is Not Yet Lost”
"Jeszcze Polska... (Poland is not Yet Lost)" is an interactive, satirical, and futuristic theatrical performance that imagines a world where the State of Israel has been destroyed, leading to the return of three million Jews to Poland. The plot explores a Poland governed by Jewish leaders, including the country's president, portrayed by Maciej Stuhr (played by the real-life actor himself). Stuhr's decision to convert to Judaism inspires four million non-Jewish Poles to follow in his footsteps. In this alternate reality, the audience is invited to witness a crucial moment in Polish-Jewish history: a referendum that will decide whether to establish a new Jewish state in Poland.
Krakow, Poland
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May 28-30, 2024Project Kick-off
The project kick-off took place in May 2024 in Wrocław. It was planned as a 3-day event (May 28-30) with a diverse program, in which project partners from four EU countries took part to discuss the implementation and schedule of the ReActMem project, meet with Polish-Jewish artists and participate in workshops with them, and take part in the accompanying program presenting the Jewish heritage of the city of Wrocław.
Wrocław
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May 23 - 26, 2024Exploring the Emerging Dynamics of Migration Policies and Border Violence
The seminar took place in Świnoroje in Podlasie, on the Polish-Belarusian border. It brought together researchers from different countries who presented their respective empirical work on border violence and who responded to the invitation to join us in advancing critical dialogue on migration, border violence, social struggles and social justice. Speakers were selected based on abstracts submitted in response to an open call circulated through academic and activist networks. In addition to the speakers and other active participants in the seminar, about 25 other people attended the sessions and the opening of the exhibitions (activists and humanitarian workers, local residents and international students from the University of Warsaw who joined the discussion).
Świnoroje, Poland