Slovenian victims of Auschwitz
Rememberence ceremony, exhibition opening, and movie screening
23 January 2020 - March 2020
As part of the events Shoah - Let Us Remember 2020, dedicated to commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp, we cordially invite you to the rememberence ceremony. The rememberence ceremon...
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Passports for Life
Exhibition opening and movie screening
22 January 2020 - 29 February 2020, at the Avla exhibition space, the University of Maribor Library
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi extermination camp, you are cordially invited to the opening of the documentary exhibition titled ‘Passports for Life’. The exhibition is dedicated to Polish diplom...
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Maribor’s synagogue
The Maribor synagogue was one of the more important synagogues in Styria because of the role and importance of the Maribor Jewish community. The synagogue was not only the religious but also the spiritual and cultural centre of the former Maribor Jewish community. In regard to its importance and...
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Project “Stone Tears”
Project Stone Tears is an international project focused on developing strategies as well as providing educational and meaningful substance for three remembrance days honouring the victims of the Holocaust and Porrajmos (Genocide of the Roma), while promoting and encouraging such activities both i...
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Jews in Slovenia
Jews, even though they were relatively small in number, played an important role in forming the economic and cultural images of today’s Slovenia. There are very few visual remains witnessing the Jewish presence in Slovenia in the early centuries, so it is not exactly clear when the Jews settle...
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