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Welcome to Slovakia's 'Jewish Pompeii'

Welcome to Slovakia's 'Jewish Pompeii'

FromTel Aviv Review


Welcome to Slovakia's 'Jewish Pompeii'

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After the fall of Communism, photographer Yuri Dojc returned to his native Slovakia to document the country's Jewish community, which remained intact in every respect except one: Its people. Dojc's new exhibition, "Last Folio," opens this week at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. It features photos of dilapidated books, abandoned synagogues and decrepit old people, symbolizing a once buzzing Jewish life. He and curator Katya Krausova join host Gilad Halpern. Song: Shalom Hanoch - An'Lo Yodea Eich Lomar Lach This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Sep 12, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.