Holocaust Remembrance Day in Białystok
We invite you to participate in the observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th anniversary of "Operation Reinhardt." The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 28, beginning at 12:00 noon in the Podlaskie Voivodeship Office building at 3 Mickiewicza Street in Białystok. The program includes speeches by honorary guests, a concert entitled "As If We Never Existed," and a screening of the documentary film "Operation Reinhardt," directed by Michał Szymanowicz. The event is organized by, among others, the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, the Jewish Historical Institute, […]
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“As a result of the authorities placing the building of the Society (High School) 'Collegium' at the disposal of the Jewish Council, this spacious, five-story building was incorporated into the Jewish district,” reported the Jewish Gazette on April 29, 1941. The tenement house was located on the corner of 84 Leszno Street and 95 Żelazna Street, and temporarily – from mid-April to the first days of May 1941 – served as a central staging point for those sent to labor camps. A.(?) […]
Day of Remembrance for the Prisoners of Dulag 121 and Those Providing Aid to Them
On September 24, the Day of Remembrance for the Prisoners of Dulag 121 and Those Bringing Aid to Them was held at the former Durchgangslager 121 camp in Pruszków. Representatives of state and local authorities, veterans, and representatives of various state institutions participated in the ceremony at the "Warsaw Passed This Way" monument. The Warsaw Ghetto Museum was represented by Deputy Director Hanna Wróblewska. The ceremony began with a Mass dedicated to the victims of the camp, followed by the singing of the national anthem and speeches. At the ceremony […]