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2012-01-24

The second edition of the Days of Memory at Stefan Jaracz Theater in Lódź

From January 26th-27th, 2012, Łódź will mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day for the second time. Thanks to the co-operation among the Social and Cultural Society of Jews in Poland (TSKŻ), Stefan Jaracz Theater in Lodz and the Marshall Office in Lodz, a great number of interesting lectures and theater plays will be staged in Lódź for two days, marking the Days of Memory . Additionally, guided tours in the Poznanski palace will be organized.

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The Łódź branch of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in cooperation with the Museum of Independence Traditions (Muzeum Tradycji Niepodległościowych) have mounted two exhibitions called : "Zagłada żydowskich miasteczek" (Eng. The annihiliation of Jewish towns) and "Ślady obecności. Żydowskie dziedzictwo kulturowe regionu łódzkiego" (Eng. Traces of existence. Jewish cultural heritage in the Łódź region) by Piotr Piluk, an editor and photographer from Łódź. On Thursday evening, a play entitled "Przed odejściem w stan spoczynku", based on Thomas Bernhard’s drama and directed by Grzegorz Wisniewski, will be staged at Stefan Jaracz Theater. On Friday, at 10 am, a walking tour organized to commence in the cellars of the Poznanski palace will be an opportunity to learn the Jewish history of the edifice that presently houses the Museum of the City of Łódź. At 1 pm, Holocaust victims will be commemorated on Pamiecie Ofiar Litzmannstadt Ghetto Street, at the former Radegast railway station.

During this year’s edition, the lectures will be delivered by prominent figures from cultural and academic circles, including Prof. Paweł Śpiewak, a historian and current Director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw; Wiesław Budzyński, a recognized expert in Bruno Schulz’s biography and works; Eleonora Jedlińska, the author of many publications, such as the one entitled ‘Sztuka po Holokauście’ and Jacek Andrucki, a theater director and a pedagogue.

The two-day celebrations will be closed by a play called "I więcej nic nie pamiętam", directed by Piotr Jędrzejas, and staged by the Warsaw Teatr na Woli Theater. The play is an adaptation of a startling diary written by Adina Blada-Szwajgier, a woman who was a physician in the Warsaw Ghetto and the right-hand collaborator of Marek Edelman.

The entrance to all events is free, with a limited number of guests to the performance "Przed odejściem w stan spoczynku" and to the guided tour.

For a detailed program, visit the TSKŻ website.

 

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