The program of MOCAK, which has been active since February 1, 2010, encompasses the presentation of the latest international art, education, and research and publication projects. MOCAK’s two most important aims are the presentation of the art of the two last decades in the context of the post-war avant-garde and conceptual art, as well as […]
Mission of the Boris Lurie Art Foundation
The Boris Lurie Art Foundation is dedicated to reflect the life, work, and aspirations of the founder and to preserve and promote the NO!art movement with its focus on the social visionary in art and culture. Boris Lurie, A Holocaust survivor who emigrated to New York in 1946, was very active in the post-war New […]
The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC)
The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) is a place of memory, education and lessons for humanity. It explores the history of genocide in the 20th century with a focus on the case studies of the Holocaust and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It examines the connections between genocide and contemporary human rights issues, urging visitors […]
Opening of the exhibition „Jews in Norderney“
Since 1820, Jewish bathers have been recorded on Norderney. Their increasing number led to the first merchants and cooks opening shops on the island or offering kosher food during the bathing season. In 1845, the butcher Abraham von der Wall moved to the island and opened a Jewish restaurant. For Jewish bathing guests, the synagogue […]
The Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania
In 2004, Romania took an essential step in the process of addressing its national history and dealing openly with its past: The International Committee for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania, chaired by Elie Wiesel, established the responsibility for the tragedy of Jews in Romania and the territories administrated by it. Following the committee’s […]
Installment of the first “Stolpersteine” in Solingen
On May 28, 2004, the first “Stolpersteine” (stumbling blocks) were installed in front of the building at Klemens Horn Strasse 6. Here, the artist Gunter Demnig laid three stones for the murdered members of the Dessauer family: Samuel, Marianne, and Heinz. Born out of an initiative of the “Solingen Appeal”, the “Circle of Supporters of […]
Memorial and educational center for the history of the Breisach Jews and the Jews on the Upper Rhine
Today the Blue House is a memorial and educational site for the history of the Jews of Breisach and the Jews of the Upper Rhine. After the acquisition of the former Jewish community center and its renovation, the inauguration was celebrated with Holocaust survivors from the community and their descendants from all over the world. […]
Inauguration of the Bergische Synagogue
In January 1997, the Circle of Friends of the New Synagogue was founded in Wuppertal, a citizens’ initiative that advocated a new building with a community center for the Bergische region. The Protestant regional church supported the project by donating a plot of land near the site of the former Barmer synagogue. On December 2, […]
The opening and ceremonial inauguration of the Elie Wiesel Museum
The Museum was inaugurated in 2002 to honor the life and activity of Elie Wiesel, as well as the memory of more than 40,000 Jews who lived in the region before the Second World War. Elie Wiesel was born in Sighetu Marmației on September 30, 1928. He was fifteen when he was deported with his […]
Holocaust Fund of the Jews of Macedonia
The Jewish roots in North Macedonia are ancient. One of the oldest known synagogues outside the Land of Israel is in the ancient city Stobi, dating back to the first century AD. This means that the Jews have been present in these territories since more than two millennia. The demographic structure of the Jews in […]
The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki was inaugurated on May 13th 2001. It was established by the local Jewish Community to keep the memory of the long Jewish presence in the city. Besides its permanent exhibition and the maintenance of its collections, the Museum organises temporary exhibitions, seminars for school teachers, and scholarly conferences. The Museum […]