Events for European Jewish Culture Days in Žiežmariai, Lithuania

Events for European Jewish Culture Days in Žiežmariai, Lithuania

Dear readers,

You are coridally invited to attend the events of European Jewish Culture Days in Žiežmariai (Zhezhmer), Lithuania on September 6.

The Jewish Heritage of Žiežmariai: A Bridge from the Past to the Future

September 6, 2015, Žiežmariai, Kaišiadorys region

PROGRAM

12:15 – 1:00 P.M. Honoring the memory of Holocaust victims at the Jewish mass murder site at Bačkonys village (access from the Vilnius-Kaunas highway at the 60 kilometer mark)

1:00 – 1:30 P.M. Registration, viewing the exhibit (Žiežmariai Cultural Center, Vytauto street No. 13)

1:30 – 1:45 P.M. Opening of seminar, keynote speech

1:45 – 3:30 P.M. Seminar lectures (to be delivered in Lithuanian):

  • Rolandas Gustaitis “Žiežmarių žydų bendruomenės istorija” [“History of the Jewish Community of Žiežmariai”]
  • Olijardas Lukoševičius (Kaišiadorys Museum) “Žiežmarių miestelio istorija” [“History of the Town of Žiežmariai”]; presentation of exhibit
  • Dr. Vilma Karvelytė-Balbierienė (Architecture and Urban Planning cathedral, Kaunas Technological University) “Žiežmarių urbanistikos ir architektūros paveldas” [“The Urban and Architectural Heritage of Žiežmariai”]
  • Dr. Rasa Bertašiūtė (Lithuanian Folk-Life Museum) “Žiežmarių medinės architektūros išsaugojimo galimybės” [“Prospects for Preserving Žiežmariai’s Wooden Architecture”]
  • Presentation and discussion of preliminary results of the project to study and renovate the Žiežmariai synagogue by the state enterprise Lietuvos paminklai [Lithuanian Monuments]

3:30 – 4:00 P.M. Discussion

4:00 – 5:00 P.M. Tour of Žiežmariai

PARTNERS:

Kaišiadorys regional administration, Kaišiadorys Museum, Lietuvos paminklai, Lithuanian Folk-Life Museum

PROJECT FINANCED BY:

The Cultural Heritage Department under the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture

The Goodwill Fund