On Wednesday, 21st of December 2022, we celebrated the 700th anniversary of the first explicit mention of Sevnica as a square with a special event. Srečko Ocvirk, the mayor of the Sevnica municipality, greeted the gathering, and the guest of honour of the event was the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of […]

Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor prepared the exhibition in 2020 on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz as part of the Shoah – Let Us Remember 2020 project, which commemorated the International Holocausr Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. The documentary exhibition

On Tuesday, 18th of December 2022, at 6 p.m., we kindly invite you to the Great Hall of the Maribor Puppet Theatre for a screening of the film Ecstasy (1933). The film by the Czech director Gustavo Machatý, who made Erotikon with Ita Rina a few years earlier, at its premiere, despite its indisputable artistic value, caused severe

For the sixth iteration of the #naprejvpreteklost (forward to the past) project, which takes place on the theme of #praznovanjevmuzeju (celebrating at the museum) and #muzejzavse (museum for everybody), we, at Synagogue Maribor, have prepared 2 interesting clips for you: HOLIDAY GAME WITH DREIDEL, JEWISH SPINNING TOP (6. 12. 2022, at 10:00)   HOW TO MAKE A DREIDEL (9. 12. 2022, at 10:00)

As every year on 3rd of December 3, on the birthday of France Prešeren, we celebrate This Merry Day of Culture. Cultural institutions in Slovenia have been opening their doors free of charge on this day since 2000. At Synagogue Maribor, we have prepared an Open Door Day for you on this day, so you can visit us

“On Friday, 28th of October 2022, Synagogue Maribor and Posavje Museum Brežice opened an exhibition in the exhibition area above the Lutheran Cellar in Sevnica entitled “Here Is Where Death Worked Itself to Death…”: the Slovenian victims of Auschwitz, documentary exhibition, Stevan Savić, camp number A-19960. On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 2020,

The exhibition “Lady Bluetooth – Hedy Lamarr” offers an insight into life and work of the gorgeous actress from the Hollywood’s golden era. Hedy Lamarr was one of the most beautiful and most admired actresses of the golden age of Hollywood. The famous actress, who was born in Vienna of Jewish descent, was also known

On the night of 9th-10th of November 1938, the Nazis burned, smashed, and destroyed hundreds of Jewish synagogues, shops, and other buildings throughout the Reich. At the same time, many Jews were killed, and tens of thousands were taken to concentration camps. This night is known as Kristallnacht. On the anniversary of Kristallnacht, we will

Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor and Starše Elementary School cordially invite you to a ceremonial event marking the start of the Crocus Project 2022/23 in Slovenia. The event will be held on Wednesday, 26th of October 2022, at 11 a.m., in the gymnasium of the Starše Elementary School. The celebratory speakers will be the mayor of the Municipality

Maribor’s holiday is 20th of October – the day when Maribor was first mentioned in a written document from 1164. Therefore, on 19th and 20th of October, several different tours will take place at five locations in the suburbs of Maribor. Boris Hajdinjak, director of Synagogue Maribor, will take you with Uroš Dokl from the National Liberation