PROGRAMME
17th European Regional Conference May 19-22 2024
FROM TRADITIONS TO THE FUTURE - Diversity and unity of Judaism in vibrant Europe
Under the patronage of Mr. Matus Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava
VENUE: Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel, Bratislava
Sunday, May 19:
OPENING |
| 17:00 |
Reception in the Bratislava City Hall:
Greetings by Lilian Grinberg, International ICJW President
Mr. Misha Kapustin, Rabbi of the Jewish Federation of Slovakia
Words of thanks: Alice Gruenfeld Vesela, President of the ICJW Europe
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| 19:30 |
Welcome Dinner
Welcome words by Marta Gyoriova, Ester Association Slovakia
Guest speaker H.E. Mr. Eitan Levon, Ambassador of Israel to Slovakia
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Monday, May 20:
SAFEGUARDING OUR HERITAGE IN A CHALLENGING WORLD |
| 09:00 |
Jews in Slovakia in the 20th century
Dr. Martin Korcok
Director of the Sered Holocaust Museum
Jewish women who influenced the world
Lecture and exhibition
Dr. Michal Vanek
Director of the Bratislava Jewish Museum
Transformation of the Jewish Community of Slovakia from Chatam Sofer until today
PhDr. Peter Salner, DrSc.
Ethnologist, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, SASc
Speakers will be introduced and discussion
moderated by PhDr. Eva Salner, former Political Advisor at the American Embassy in Slovakia
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| 11:30 |
Personal testimonies - first and second generation
Hana Berger Moran, born to survive
Marta Gyoriova, daughter of Shoah survivors
Herta Vysna, 93-year-old Holocaust survivor
Moderated by A.G. Vesela, President ICJW Europe
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| 12:15 |
In the footsteps of the Jewish heroes
Presentation: Karin Vik
Chair of the association Vrba Wetzler Memorial
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| 14:00 |
Panel discussion - Women, solidarity and collective action in the fight against discrimination
in partnership with National Democratic Institute (www.ndi.org)
Katalin Pécsi, Teodora Kosturkova, Eliza Gaust, Anna Zielinska
moderator Anna Makowka, Program Manager NDI Poland
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| 17:00 |
Discovering Jewish Bratislava
Guided tour (Holocaust Monument, Chatam Sofer, Synagogue, Old Town)
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Tuesday, May 21:
QUO VADIS EUROPE |
| 09:00 |
Presentation of the ICJW video
Lilian Grinberg, ICJW International President
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| 09:15 |
Stand in Your Spotlight
Jennifer Prisk, Coach for Women's Empowerment
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| 10:00 |
In the Shadow of October 7th
Vivian Teitelbaum, Journalist and author, Member of the Brussels Parliament, Co-founder and President of the Feminist Observatory for Violence Against Women (video)
Anna Staroselski, Spokesperson for WerteInitiative e.V., a political and non-profit association that has established itself as a voice of the Jewish society in Germany
Sharon Shenhav, International Women's Rights Lawyer
Gilian Gold, ICJW life member, Head of the Constitution Committee, former ICJW European President
Evelyn Askolovich, President of the ICJW Committee on Anti-Semitism and Racism, France
Moderated by Cornelia Levi, ICJW European Vice President
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| 13:30 |
Panel: Future of Judaism in Europe
Dagmar Gavornikova, President of Maccabi Europe
Anna Makowka, Jewish Association Czulent Krakow, Program Manager NDI
Anna Staroselski, spokesperson for Werteinitiative e. V.
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| 15:30 |
Conclusion of the conference:
Léonie de Piciotto
ICJW representative at the UN Geneva
Vice Chair of the NGO Committee on Human Rights
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| 18:00 |
Closing party on a Danube river boat with Klezmer band
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Wednesday, May 22:
EXECUTIVE MEETING and DEPARTURES |
Presentations
 | Presentation by Anna Zielinska, 3,6 MB |
| Presentation by Hana Berger, 3,3 MB |
 | Presentation by Jenni Prisk, 505 kB |
| Presentation by Katalin Pécsi, 5,9 MB |
| Presentation by MACCABI Europe, 818 MB |
| Presentation by Vrba-Wetzler report, 76 MB |
| Brochure, 3,7 MB |
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