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🇩🇪 DE ⭢ Der Umgang mit sensiblen Hinterlassenschaften (case study in German) Context In 1945, due to the Potsdam Conference, Wrocław, formerly a German city of Breslau, became part of Poland. This transnational Polish-German context makes Wrocław a unique city on the map of Europe, together with other cities and the entire Western Territories that were then […]

Context The violent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the events of October 7, 2023, had symbolic consequences in Europe as well. It increased social tensions and reduced interest in Jewish culture and art, and even a reluctance towards it. From the perspective of initiatives such as the annual festival of Jewish art and activism, […]

Context As a result of the events of the 20th century, “contaminated landscapes” – to use Martin Pollack’s phrase – appeared on the map of Central and Eastern Europe. These are places of violence and mass murder, where traces have been deliberately erased. Uncommemorated and unmarked Jewish burial sites of Holocaust victims are an example […]

Context On August 15, 1942, in the forest near Olszewnica Nowa, the German gendarmerie executed 120 Romani and Jewish people, including men, women, and children. The victims were brought to the site from Fort III in Pomiechówek and shot. On June 3, 2024, the Zapomniane Foundation, together with the Jaw Dikh Foundation and Artur Sierawski, […]

Context Children raised in orphanages represent one of the vulnerable groups at risk of discrimination and social exclusion. They are also more susceptible to various dysfunctions, including low self-esteem. The organization of anti-discrimination workshops, incorporating both theoretical and practical components, provided participants with an opportunity to actively engage in shared reflection on the role that […]

Context The German city of Breslau, today Wrocław in Poland, was once home to one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in Central Europe. ​​The Emancipation Act of 1812 was a first, significant step toward the granting of equal civic rights to Jews in Prussia, allowing them to study at universities, hold public offices, and […]

Context The now non-existent Esther’s Square was, before 1939 and partly during the occupation, the center of Jewish life in Chrzanów (Poland). Its end came in 1943 with the liquidation of the local ghetto. In 1973, following a decision by the communist authorities, the still-standing Great Synagogue was demolished. In 2018, the willow tree that […]

Context Before World War II, the Jewish community in Poland numbered over 3.5 million. According to the most recent census (2021), 17,000 people declared Jewish identity, and there are currently around 1,700 people registered in ten Jewish communities across the country. The legacy of this small community is represented by 1,200 Jewish cemeteries. Only a […]

Context The Landscape Archive project is rooted in the complex history of Holocaust memory in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. The Holocaust is often associated with extermination camps such as Auschwitz and Treblinka, yet a significant number of Jewish victims were murdered outside the camps—in forests, fields, and along roadsides. These sites, mostly forgotten […]

🇫🇷 FR ⭢ Tout en reliant les histoires (case study in French) Context  The Connecting Histories event is deeply rooted in the concept of multidirectional memory, as formulated by Michael Rothberg in his book Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization (2009). This framework challenges the idea that different histories of trauma, […]

Context The Matzevot 3D project is influenced by the historical presence of the Jewish Community in Wrocław (Poland; formerly Breslau, Germany), which had a significant cultural and social impact on the city’s development. Jewish cemeteries in Wrocław reflect the artistic and architectural styles of different periods, showcasing past cultural trends. However, factors such as time, […]

🇺🇦 UA ⭢ Транскордонний обмін знаннями (case study in Ukrainian) Context The shifting of borders in East Central Europe after 1945 and the impact of Communist rule in the region influenced the way Holocaust sites were commemorated in the decades following the end of WWII. The team of the MultiMemo project looked at similar sites […]