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Monday, June 12 • 10:45am - 11:45am
Traces of the past, message to the future—Jewish heritage in Poland today

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Approximately 3.5 million Jews were living in Poland in 1939. About 90% of them perished during the Holocaust, leaving behind an incredible intellectual legacy and material heritage, comprising literature, art, architecture, film and music; religious traditions, prayers, places of worship, and Jewish law codification; houses and apartments; cemeteries; and cultural sites. Who are the people taking care of the Jewish heritage in Poland today? What is their motivation to do so? We will investigate these questions by means of relevant examples.
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Edyta Gawron

Dr Edyta Gawron specialises in the 20th-century and Holocaust history of Polish Jewry as Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. She has published several studies of the wartime and post-war history of Polish Jews, has served as the Director of... Read More →

Monday June 12, 2017 10:45am - 11:45am AEST
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  Memory & history, Presentation

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