Tuesday, 12 September 2023
German Historical Institute Warsaw

18:00–20:00
25th Lelewel Debate: The Orphaned Synagogue in the Urban Space. Why Do We Recall Them?
Eleonora Bergman, Jerzy Kichler, Vladimir Levin, Stsiapan Stureika, Diána Vonnák (Moderation: Christhardt Henschel)

Wednesday, 13 September
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

09:00–09:30
Welcome and Introduction
- Zygmunt Stępiński, POLIN
- Ruth Leiserowitz, DHI / Ulrich Knufinke, ev. SPP
- Kamila Lenartowicz, Bet Tfila – Research Unit for Jewish Architecture in Europe, TU Braunschweig

09:30–11:00
National and International Institutions
(Chair: Ulrich Knufinke)

Piotr Puchta: Struggle to Preserve Material Jewish Heritage Sites in Poland. Challenges and Prospects

Melinda Harlov-Csortán: Synagogues in the Contemporary Hungarian Countryside

Samuel Gruber: The Re-Discovery of Jewish Built Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe, 1988–2006

11:30–13:00
From State Socialism until the Transformation Era
(Chair: Aleksandra Jakubczak-Gabay)

Aleksandra Paradowska : Synagogues in the Memory of Contemporary Local Communities in the Wielkopolska Region

Kinga Migalska: The Meaning of Objects. Judaic Exhibitions Organized in Synagogues in Poland (1945–1989)

Christhardt Henschel: Burden and Asset. Jewish Built Heritage and State Authorities in the PRL (1968–1989)

14:30–16:30
Individuals and Local Institutions
(Chair: Alexandra Klei)

Zuzanna Światowy: Restoring memory or searching for a new identity? Synagogues of Lower Silesia in the post-German territories after 1945

Renata Hanynits: Former Jankel Jancer Shul Synagogue in Lviv. Rebuilding Jewish Heritage and Community Life after 1991

Magdalena Abraham-Diefenbach: The Synagogue in Międzyrzecz. A History of the Various Attempts to Protect the Monument

Arno Pařik: Reconstruction of the Great Synagogue in Boskovice. The Influence of the Polish-Jewish Painters of the 17th and 18th Centuries on its Painted Decoration

17:00–18:30
Secular Functions of Synagogues in Aims of Preservation
(Chair: Mirko Przystawik)

Emil Majuk: Gates of Heaven, Houses of Congregation, Places of Memory and Oblivion. Post-war Fate and Local Meanings of Former Synagogue Buildings on the Border of Poland, Ukraine and Belarus

Tobiaš Smolik: „Schul“ as a Learning Space: A Second Chance for Czech Provincial Jewish Heritage Sites?

Monika Žąsytienė: The Imbalance Between ‘Our’ and ‘Other’ Heritage: Jewish Heritage Inclusion in Local Identity. Sveksna’s Case

Thursday, 14 September
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

09:00–10:30
Current Happenings in Preserving and Presenting Synagogues
(Chair: Ruth Leiserowitz)

Ruth Ellen Gruber: Jewish Built Heritage: From Dark Tourism to Destination Culture

Andrea Corsale: Experiences and Perspectives of Jewish Heritage Conservation and Promotion in Oradea and Timi oara, Western Romania

Anna Klimovich, Alena Kuzmiankova, Volya Pavlova-Sokolova: Heritage Acceptance or Cultural Appropriation: Source of Jewish Heritage Safety and Development in Belarusian Small Cities

11:00–12:30
Synagogues as Inherited Objects
(Chair: Katrin Keßler)

Bronya Tritschler: From Immigrant Community to Private Property: Ownership and Cultural Memory of Abandoned Synagogues in the UK

Valeria Rainoldi: Venetian Synagogues in Israel and Venetian Synagogues in Italy: Two Different Strategies for Preserving the Jewish Cultural Heritage

Kamila Lenartowicz: Jewish Heritage of the Former East Prussia

13:00–14:30
Different or Same Patterns?
(Chair: Rafał Witkowski)

Naida-Michal Brandl / Anita Fiket: What Happened to Them? Synagogue in Croatia after the Second World War

Júlia Csejdy: Approaches of the Scientific Community and Decision Makers to Hungarian Jewish Built Heritage after 1945. A Case Study of Two Orthodox Synagogues in Mád and Tállya.

Eugeny Kotlyar: Synagogues in Ukraine’s Independence Epoch: Rediscovery and Renovation of the Architectural Heritage

15:00
Summary (Ruth Leiserowitz, Ulrich Knufinke)