This marked the third year in a row that the ESJF collaborated with TOLI (TOLI – The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights) and the Holocaust Documentation Center in Bratislava on this program. The event was held in partnership with the Zachor Foundation for Social Remembrance, with assistance from the Claims Conference.
The event opened with addresses from Thomas Kurz, Ambassador of Germany to Slovakia, Darina Madlenakova, International Visegrad Fund, Arthur Berger, Member of the TOLI Board of Directors, Jan Hlavinka, Director of the Holocaust Documentation Centre, Martin Kornfeld, Secretary General of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia, Alexandra Fishel, ESJF Educational Projects Officer, and Oana Bajka, Associate Director of International Programs at TOLI.
During the session, Alexandra Fishel delivered a presentation on how to interpret and understand Jewish cemeteries. Following the lecture, participants applied these insights during a field visit to a local Jewish cemetery.
We are grateful to the German Federal Foreign Office for the support of this event.