Paideia Project Incubator 2013

Last few days to apply for The 2013 Paideia Project-Incubator! Application deadline May 10.
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Challenging “Wiedergutmachung” The Slave Labor Negotiations of 1998–2001, a presentation of a new book

The Institute of International Relations would like to invite you to a presentation of a new book by Andreas Mink Challenging “Wiedergutmachung” The Slave Labor Negotiations of 1998–2001 on Thursday, 2nd May 2013, 16:00 at Institute of International Relations, Nerudova 3, Prague 1 (www.iir.cz).
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Federal Agency for Civic Education - Call for applications

The German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and the Robert Bosch Stiftung are awarding 16 scholarships to active professionals from Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
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World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly to convene in Budapest on 5-7 May 2013

15.04.2013 (WJC) -- The World Jewish Congress (WJC) will hold its 14th Plenary Assembly in Budapest, on 5-7 May 2013, to discuss matters of importance to the Jewish people globally, including the alarming rise of neo-Nazi political parties in several European, and other, countries, and the situation in the Middle East. 500 delegates and observers from the WJC’s affiliated Jewish communities and organizations in 100 countries are expected to convene in the Hungarian capital. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has confirmed that he will address the opening dinner on 5 May.
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CFP: The Business of Art in the “Third Reich” (Los Angeles, 23-27 Sep 13)

07.04.2013 (ArthHist) -- Los Angeles/Hamburg, September 23 - 27, 2013. The International Warburg Lectures in Hamburg and the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the “Entartete Kunst” (”Degenerate Art”) Research Center in Hamburg, invite proposals for a two-part workshop on the art market under National Socialism.
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Grandfather's Hidden Photos Inspire Holocaust Film

04.04.2013 (AP, written by Bridget Murphy) -- A Massachusetts college professor's discovery of photos his grandfather took during World War II has inspired a new documentary on the Holocaust, as seen through the eyes of one American soldier.
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ARCA’S 5TH ANNUAL ART CRIME CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD JUNE 21-23, 2013

The Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA) is pleased to announce it 5th annual interdisciplinary conference on Art Crime to be held June 21-23, 2013.
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Holocaust Survivor Cookbook’ author to speak

7.2.2013 (azjewishpost.com) -- Chabad of Tucson will host an evening with cookbook author Joanne Caras on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Congregation Young Israel.
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The 43rd Annual Scholars’ Conference

The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches provides an invaluable forum for scholars to report the latest findings in Holocaust research, ensuring the valuable lessons of the Holocaust remain relevant for today's world.

It is our pleasure to invite your participation in our 43rd Annual Conference. This is an invitation only “Think Tank,” taking place on March 16-18, 2013. It will be held on the Familian Campus of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California. Space is limited and available on a first come - first serve basis.

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Czech Republic: Nominate Sir Nicholas Winton for the Nobel Peace Prize

In 1939 a British man, Sir Nicholas Winton, saved 669 mainly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia, which was under occupation by Nazi Germany.
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