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NEWS
The position on the location of the
Righteous Among the Nations monument near the Museum of the History of Polish
Jews
The Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzense foundation would like
to express its opposition to the location of the Righteous Among the Nations
monument within the area of the former ghetto near the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews.
We are not against the idea of building the monument itself, but
its location. There is no doubt that every city, where the Righteous lived and
risked their lives, should want to commemorate them.
We believe that the
opinion expressed by the Polish Center for Holocaust Research in Warsaw is the
most accurate.
We are aware that the Polish Righteous have been commemorated
in a beautiful and honourable way by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews
through the project called “The Polish Righteous”.
The material gathered
thanks to this project, which is presented on the website of the Museum,
constitutes a unique “place of memory” and serves educational purposes.
Owing
to this “digital monument” of The Righteous we are able to pass on the knowledge
about them to a far greater number of people not only in our country but also
abroad, especially to future generations. We are sure at the same time that the
memory of their heroic attitude will not be forgotten.
Concerning the
discussion about the location of the monument, we would like to point out that
such a monument in a traditional form devoted to the Polish Righteous was
unveiled in Lodz in 2009. The monument is situated in the Survivors’ Park
created in 2004. Halina Elczewska, one of the Survivors from Litzmannstadt
Ghetto, came up with the idea of planting trees by the Survivors themselves.
The former mayor of Lodz, Jerzy Kropiwnicki together with his team created a
unique place devoted to history and memory. Thus, in the Survivors’ Park there
are: the Monument Honoring Poles who Saved Jews During the Second World War, the
monument of Żegota – the Polish Council to Aid Jews, the Memorial Mound with the
bench of Jan Karski - a courier of Polish Secret State who has become a symbol
of the Righteous. The building of The Marek Edelman Dialogue Center is being
built there as well.
The people who managed to avoid death and the people
who tried to help the victims of the Holocaust meet together in one place. Here,
in Lodz, they guard the memory for the future generations.
In addition,
we would like to turn everyone’s attention to the fact that in many cities in
Poland there are memory places which stand both for the Righteous and the
Survivors, such as cemeteries and synagogues. Those numerous historical and
cultural monuments of Polish Jews are memory places that should be taken care of
in the first instance.
Members of the Board of
Monumentum Iudaicum
Lodzense Foundation
Jan Jagielski
Leon Kelcz
Symcha Keller
Monika Kern
Kamila Klauzińska
Xenia Modrzejewska-Mrozowska
Henryk
Panusz
Sylwester Pawłowski
Mirosław Sopek
Marek Szukalak
Aleksandra
Szychman
Lodz, 8th April 2013
Fundation Monumentum Iudaicum
Lodzenie
Biuro Promocji Urzędu Miasta Łodzi
Klub „Jazzga”
have the pleasure to invite you to a special concert
„Jewish songs and…”
Solists:
Iza Grynsztajn-Grudzińska – vocal
Artur Nadolny – acoustic guitar
Piotr Gajzler – classical guitar
Hubert Rogoziński – host
Special quests:
Maciej Kozłowski i Marek Cichucki
A multimedia presentation abort Jewish Cemetery in Lodz
will be presented during the concert by
Mirosław Sopek
and
delicious donuts from Józef Kuczka will be served
The concert will be held on December 22nd 2005 at 7pm.
at „Jazzga” club, Piotrkowska St. 17
free admission
Zdjęcia z Getta. Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej oraz Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi zorganizowały wspólnie wystawę Łódź Getto - fotografie Henryka Rossa. Złożoną z 50 fotografii ekspozycję można oglądać do 19 września w gmachu Muzeum przy ulicy Więckowskiego.
Henryk Ross był jednym z dwóch oficjalnych fotografów łódzkiego getta. Pracował dla Działu Statystycznego w latach 1940-1944. W tym czasie zebrał ponad 6.000 negatywów, które przed likwidacją getta zakopał. Po wojnie wydobył je i przewiózł do Izraela. Obecnie kolekcja należy do Archiwum Współczesnych Konfliktów w Londynie, z którym współpracę nawiązała łódzka fundacja.
Wystawa związana jest z obchodami 61. rocznicy likwidacji getta łódzkiego, w Polsce zostanie zaprezentowana po raz pierwszy. Towarzyszy jej album w języku angielskim oraz dwujęzyczny katalog.
Muzeum Sztuki, ul. Więckowskiego 35, do 19 września ...more
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