10th Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony
& Tour of Jewish Bardejov 

EIGHTY YEARS SINCE THE END OF WWII:
THE IMPORTANCE OF MEMORY & PRESERVATION
 

Our 2025 Commemoration Event in Bardejov, Slovakia will take place from June 24th to June 26th and will include:

June 24th:

• 5:30pm Welcome Dinner
• 7:00pm Evening Program: “Jewish Heritage today – Memory and Preservation”. A lecture and presentation by Dr. Yaron Meiri, an international designer and creator of museums, cultural centers, and visitor experiences such as the Museum of Tolerance in Moscow, the Interactive Jewish Museum in Santiago, and major exhibitions in Germany, France, and Latin America. The talk will be moderated by Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director, Fish Center at Yeshiva University, NY. *The program will be translated simultaneously to Slovak.

June 25th:

• Breakfast
• 10:00am Day Tour of Bardejov and the three restored Suburbia buildings, including Lunch
• 5:00pm Early Dinner for guests and VIP in the renovated Beith Hamidrash, followed by:
• 6:30pm Commemoration Ceremony in the Holocaust Memorial
• 8:00pm Evening Program with Refreshments and Musical Performance  by Kaschauer Klezmer Band 

June 26th:

• Breakfast and Departure 

COST

 The cost for the above program including Kosher meals is $150 per person.

Flights, Hotels, and Ground Transportation (to and from the airports) are not included.

The payment can be made via PayPal (Credit Card) or by check (please make checks out to Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee and mail to 350 Cordova St., Pasadena, CA 91101).

ACCOMMODATION

Your room reservations can be made directly with Hotel Artin or Hotel Saris.

When you make your reservation, please mention that you are with the BJPC event so they can provide one of our blocked rooms. We recommend contacting the hotels by email to help avoid potential language barriers. (Hotel Artin: hotelartin@hotelartin.sk; Hotel Saris: info@hotelsaris.sk)

The Artin Hotel (3 stars) – Walking distance from Bardejov town center
(https://hotelartin.sk/izby-a-apartmany/)

Hotel Saris (3 stars) – Walking distance from Bardejov town center
(https://www.hotelsaris.sk/) 

Rooms in Hotel Pod Branou are available on a first come first served basis and can only be arranged directly through us. Please email us if interested, we do not guarantee availability.

Additionally, there are small pensions in Bardejov, if you are interested please let us know and we will send you a list.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

After you confirm your reservation, we’ll coordinate ground transportation to and from Krakow and Kosice airports with a local provider. Payment will be made directly to the provider at the time of your scheduled transportation. 

RSVP

Please click here to fill in the RSVP form to let us know if you will attend.

Once you secure your reservation, we will provide a more detailed form for additional coordination needs such as ground transportation.