The third workshop of the Provenance Research Training Program was held December 1-6, 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania in conjunction with the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union of 2013. In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, the workshop was hosted by the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2014
27.01.2014 -- International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated worldwide on 27 January in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Director a.I. Tereza Maříková participated in the remembrance meeting at the occasion of The Day of Commemoration inMemory of Victims of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity /official name of this day in Czech calendar/ which was organized for the 9th time on 27 January by the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic and the Foundation For Holocaust Victims in cooperation with the office of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The meeting was held at the Main Hall of the Senate under the auspices of Mr. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic who addressed the guests at this meeting.
Member of Honorary Board of ESLI Stuart E. Eizenstat Named Special Adviser to the Secretary on Holocaust Issues
18.12.2013 (U.S. |Deparment of State) -- Secretary Kerry has appointed Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, a former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, and Ambassador to the European Union, and currently with the law firm of Covington & Burling, as his Special Adviser on Holocaust Issues. Ambassador Eizenstat held the same advisory position for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
SOCIAL WELFARE WORKSHOP with special focus on Central and Eastern Europe
SOCIAL WELFARE WORKSHOP for experts with special focus on Central and Eastern Europe will be held at Hagibor, Prague, Czech Republic, December 11-12, 2013.
ESLI mourns passing of David Peleg, Chair of Working Group III- Immovable Property of ESLI´s Advisory Council
02.12.2013 (ESLI) -- We mourn the loss of the Chair of the Working Group III - Immovable Property, David Peleg, who passed away last week in Israel at the age of 71. May the memory of this wonderful man always be for a blessing and an inspiration.
ESLI´s International Executive Director CALL for APPLICATIONS
Recruiter: European Shoah Legacy Institute
Location: Prague and Terezín, Czech Republic
Sector: Public Benefit
Position: Senior Executive
Contract Type: One-year fixed-term appointment with possible extension
If interested, please send Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to: Marek Huml, m.huml@stantonchase.com, phone: +420 222 990 210.
PLUNDERED CULTURES STOLEN HERITAGE conference
“Plundered Cultures, Stolen Heritage”— Concordia University’s contribution to Canada’s year of Holocaust Remembrance leadership— begins the task of filling that gap and integrating our knowledge.
November 6-7, 2013 at Concordia University, H-Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, QC, Canada, H3G 1M8
Provenance Research Training Program´s Call for Applications
ESLI with its partners will hold the third Provenance Research Training Program (PRTP) in Vilnius, Lithuania this coming December. The call for applications is open till NOVEMBER 03, 2013. So, do not hesitate to send your application on-line via www.provenanceresearch.org!
"Keeping The Memory Alive - Journeys through the Holocaust" - 2014
The "Keeping The Memory Alive" Poster Design Competition is a joint project supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) between Yad Vashem (coordinators), in coordination with the London Jewish Cultural Centre, United Kingdom, the European Shoah Legacy Institute, Czech Republic, the 2014 Canadian IHRA Chairmanship, and the Holocaust and United Nations Outreach Programme.
Report on the Provenance Research Training Program Workshop in Zagreb, March 2013
The second workshop of the Provenance Research Training Program was held March 10-15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and co-hosted by the Museum Documentation Center and the Croatian State Archives, along with the Jasenovac Memorial Area and Documenta-Center for Dealing with the Past.
