The International Seminar “Commemorating Jewish Cemeteries: Strategies, Good Practices, and Future Directions” is organized by the Engaged Memory Consortium partners from Poland and Spain (organizations specialized in the preservation and commemoration of Jewish cemeteries) in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Barcelona and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
The event is part of the “Rescue Memory – Activism, Art and Public Memory (ReActMem)” project.
Events Programme
Day 1 - 5.10.2025 Local heritage: Case study Montjuic. Montjuic
VISIT TO MONTJUIC & ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS — WITHIN "VIU MONTJUÏC" CULTURAL WEEKEND PROGRAMMING
Day 2 - 6.10.2025 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Casa Adret
Lunch at Casa Adret Culinary experience with storytelling by Monica Buzali Kalach Music by Ofer Ronen
Roundtable – Collaborative Horizons & Exchange of Best Practices Memory policies and public commemoration strategies, International cooperation frameworks, Site nomination strategies (local, national, UNESCO-level), Educational outreach and community engagement, Site activation through artistic, academic, and civic initiatives, Possibilities for knowledge exchange and transnational collaboration between cultural and governmental institutions in Poland, Spain, and wider Europe
11.30. Welcome & introduction (Meeting Point: Mirador de Montjuïc) Introduction of Polish and Spanish partners, scenic overview, and orientation to Montjuïc’s historical and cultural layers
12.00. Guided Visit: Jewish Medieval Cemetery of Montjuïc Tour by Arch. Dominique Tomasov Blinder tackling the topics of Jewish funerary traditions, archaeological findings, the Yad Miriam initiative, cemetery boundaries, and historical documentation
14.00. Lunch at Salts Montjuïc
16.00. LABA Barcelona: Artistic Commemoration & Performance Route A guided circuit featuring artworks and short performances inspired by the cemetery’s history, created by artists of LABA Barcelona, within "VIU MONTJUÏC" Cultural weekend programming
12.00. Panel discussion with representatives of public authorities and institutions from Poland
13.30.
16.00. Session 2:
Commemoration Strategies for the Montjuïc Jewish Cemetery - Present Challenges & Local Strategies
Dr. Zeev Maor Dr. Jaimie Luria Kevin Buckland Dr. Zeev Maor Director of the Institute for Jewish Studies, Barcelona (EJB) Dr. Jaimie Luria Project Montjuïc Manager EJB Kevin Buckland Artivist, co-founder of Yad Miriam, and LABA BCN alumni
17.30.
10.00. Welcome and introductions from the organizers and partners
10.30. Session 1:
Strategies of maintaining and commemorating Jewish cemeteries in Poland
Session 3:
Witold Wrzosiński Agnieszka Nieradko Agnieszka Jabłońska Lena Rubenfeld Witold Wrzosiński Understanding the big picture: how to protect, preserve and safeguard 1200 Jewish cemeteries in Poland? Agnieszka Nieradko Protecting Jewish cemeteries: guidelines, protocols and lessons learned Agnieszka Jabłońska Making the invisible visible: Case Study of the Jewish Cemetery in Wrocław Lena Rubenfeld Bringing back the memory of the Jewish cemetery in Gdańsk
11.30. Welcome & introduction (Meeting Point: Mirador de Montjuïc) Introduction of Polish and Spanish partners, scenic overview, and orientation to Montjuïc’s historical and cultural layers
10.30. Session 1:
