Архив за June 2011

Conference „Yadovno, 1941“

25 2011

From the 23. to 25. of June in the capital of the Republic Srpska (region of Bosnia-Herzegovina) Banja Luka,  the conference „Yadovno, 1941“ was held fort he first time. Between the many scientists from Russia, Italy, Israel, Serbia and the USA, Dr. Kyrill Fefereman attended the conference as a represantive of the Center „Holocaust“. As the name of the already intends, the conference is about camps, which the pro-Nazi and ultranationalist Ustasha Regime built between April and Mai 1941. In these Camps, which were situated in Yadovno, on the territory of modern Croatia, the new “Independent State of Croatia” murdered hundred of Jews and Serbians. Only after Italy claimed the territory for itself, the camps were closed.

During the conference, Kyrill Fefereman lectured about “Communalities and differences regarding the Nazi politics about “Divide and Conquer” in the USSR and Yugoslavia in 1941” highlighting the similarities of German procedure regarding the “Jewish Question”. After the lecture the participants held a memorial ceremony at the former camp at Yadovno, which attended also the Serbian president, who instituted a new memorial.

What makes the conference “Yadavno, 1941” so special is that it wasn’t organized by an NGO or professional historians, but from engaged citizens. Duschan Bastaschitsch founded his organization specially for this purpose.

Later on in Belgrad Dr. Kyrill Fefereman lectured in the Institute for Contemporary History, one  of Serbia’s best Institute regarding the history of the 20th century, about the Center “Holocaust”, its work as well as about its current activities.

23rd / 22nd of June, memorial ceremony in the Memorial Synagogue marking the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War and the Holocaust on the territory of the USSR

23 2011

Ilya Altman, co-chairman of the “Holocaust Center” opened the ceremony with a minute of silence, in memory of the victims. Afterwards the chairman of the Congress of jewisch religious organisations, rabbi Zinovy Kogan held a speech, and the cantor of the Choral-Synagogue Benjamin Weissman sang a memorial prayer. During the ceremony, Aleksej Karpow, director of the Russian-Jewish Congress noticed, that people from all ages, nations and religions had come together to remember the Holocaust, and all other crimes the Nazi-regime committed.

19th June. The Baltic States and Holocaust education

19 2011

From the 16^th to 19^th of Juli Alla Gerber, president of the fond “Holocaust” and member of the Public Chamber of Russia, went together with Sergej Rjachowskij and Aleksander Brod to Lithuania and Estonia. Aim of the journey was to recall the terribly crimes which were committed by Nazi Germany, as well as the fate of thousands of Jews during this era. The project was supported by the Russian Research and Educational Center “Holocaust” and the President of the Russian Federation.

18th of June/ “Limud” in Winnyzja

18 2011

From the 17^th to the 19^th of June Ilya Altman attended the conference “Limud” which took place in Ukraine and dealt with the 70^th anniversary of Great Patriotic War, as well as with the Holocaust in Ukraine, especially the massacre of Winnyzja. Invited were people from all over the world, especially from Ukriane, Russia, Moldavia and Israel. During the commemorative ceremony, which was held by E. Vitorgan, representatives of the city, the Knesset and the parliament of Israel attended. After the ceremony, Ilya Altman held a lecture about “Memorial of the Holocaust: What can you do?”, “Holocaust and the war: A chronic of senses” and the Holocaust in general. Besides also Boris Maftsir (Yad Vashem), Aaron Weiss (Joint) and Juri Tabak (Moscow) lectured about the Shoah.

19th June. The Baltic States and Holocaust education

17 2011

From the 16^th to 19^th of Juli Alla Gerber, president of the fond “Holocaust” and member of the Public Chamber of Russia, went together with Sergej Rjachowskij and Aleksander Brod to Lithuania and Estonia. Aim of the journey was to recall the terribly crimes which were committed by Nazi Germany, as well as the fate of thousands of Jews during this era. The project was supported by the Russian Research and Educational Center “Holocaust” and the President of the Russian Federation.