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JUNE 2017:
MEMORIAL CEREMONY IN BARDEJOV

Our 2017 Memorial Ceremony in Bardejov took place on Wednesday, June 28th. The event was held inside the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the mass deportation of Jews from Bardejov in 1942. The event was attended by local citizens, city officials, and representatives from the Federation of the Jewish Communities in Slovakia (UZZNO) and H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Slovak Republic.

The ceremony included significant local participation: musical performances throughout from children of the Music and Theater School of Bardejov including a children’s choir that sang the Hebrew song Yaldut Nishkachat (a Forgotten Childhood) and a local Christian group singing the Hebrew song “Heiveinu Shalom Alecheim”.

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Event in the Memorial:

2017 Event in the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial marking the 75th anniversary of the mass deportation of Jews from Bardejov in 1942
2017 Event in the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial marking the 75th anniversary of the mass deportation of Jews from Bardejov in 1942
View of the crowd at the Event
View of the crowd at the Event
View of the crowd at the Event, including (R-L) architect Giora Solar, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, and BJPC Executive Director Orit Stieglitz
View of the crowd at the Event, including (R-L) architect Giora Solar, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, and BJPC Executive Director Orit Stieglitz
Honorary guest, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Slovakia, speaks at the Event
Honorary guest, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Slovakia, speaks at the Event
Local Christian group singing the Hebrew song “Heiveinu Shalom Alecheim”
Local Christian group singing the Hebrew song “Heiveinu Shalom Alecheim”
Local children’s choir sang the Hebrew song Yaldut Nishkachat (a Forgotten Childhood)
Local children’s choir sang the Hebrew song Yaldut Nishkachat (a Forgotten Childhood)
Local children’s choir sang the Hebrew song Yaldut Nishkachat (a Forgotten Childhood)
Local children’s choir sang the Hebrew song Yaldut Nishkachat (a Forgotten Childhood)
Local high-school students light candles in front of the Memorial Name Tablets
Local high-school students light candles in front of the Memorial Name Tablets
Local high-school students light candles in front of the Memorial Name Tablets
Local high-school students light candles in front of the Memorial Name Tablets
This year's Essay Contest participants
This year's Essay Contest participants
Signing of the contract between Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia (UZZNO) for the restoration of the Beith Hamidrash
Signing of the contract between Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia (UZZNO) for the restoration of the Beith Hamidrash
Students and Essay contest participants with H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni
Students and Essay contest participants with H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni

Event in the Synagogue:

Many of the attendees of the first ceremony walked over to the synagogue afterwards to hear speeches by UZZNO representatives, city and government officials, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, and Mr. Giora Solar representing the BJPC
Many of the attendees of the first ceremony walked over to the synagogue afterwards to hear speeches by UZZNO representatives, city and government officials, H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni, Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, and Mr. Giora Solar representing the BJPC
Participants gathered for a presentation before entering the Synagogue
Participants gathered for a presentation before entering the Synagogue
The event in the Synagogue was organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia (UZZNO)
The event in the Synagogue was organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia (UZZNO)
Mr. Igor Rintel of UZZNO (left) and H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni
Mr. Igor Rintel of UZZNO (left) and H.E. Zvi Aviner Vapni
Mr. Igor Rintel of UZZNO spoke during the event
Mr. Igor Rintel of UZZNO spoke during the event
Musical performances were performed throughout the event
Musical performances were performed throughout the event
The crowd seated inside the Old Synagogue
The crowd seated inside the Old Synagogue
Musical performances were performed throughout the event
Musical performances were performed throughout the event
Special lighting on the Old Synagogue
Special lighting on the Old Synagogue
Special lighting on the Old Synagogue
Special lighting on the Old Synagogue
Guests gathered for refreshments after the event
Guests gathered for refreshments after the event

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