Main celebrations

August 28th (Friday)11:00 am – Religious celebrations and symbolic lighting of candles at the monument to the memory of Łódź Jews [PL/ENG] Venue: Jewish Cemetery in Łódź, 40, Bracka St.

12:30 pm – Official celebrations (laying flowers and lighting candles) at Radegast Station [PL/ENG] Venue: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź – Radegast Station Branch, 12, Pamięci Ofiar Litzmannstadt Getto Av.

Direct streaming in Polish and English of the celebrations will be available at: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

Accompanying events

August 9th (Sunday)12:00 pm – “Calendar of the liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto” – premiere of the e-book [PL] An electronic publication describing the calendar of the liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto Organizer: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź Online event: fb.com/MuzeumTradycji

August 16th (Sunday)12:00 pm – “Chava Rosenfarb. A Novel about the Ghetto” – an interview with Joanna Lisek, translator of Chava Rosenfarb’s books from Yiddish [PL] Host: Joanna Podolska Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz August 23rd (Sunday)12:00 pm – A walk around the Jewish cemetery and the Ghetto Field with Dawid Szychowski - the Rabbi of Łódź [PL] Venue: Jewish cemetery, 40, Bracka St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title)

8:00 pm – “Reverberations of Holocaust Memory” – a panel discussion with Children and Grandchildren of Łódź Ghetto Survivors [ENG] Host: Ellen Mains Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

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PROGRAMME

August 24th (Monday) 6:00 pm – “Liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto” – a lecture [PL/ENG] Lecturer: Andrzej Grzegorczyk Organizer: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź Online event: fb.com/MuzeumTradycji

August 25th (Tuesday)10:00 am – “The phenomenon of the Łódź Ghetto” – webinar [PL] Lecturers: Adam Sitarek, Michał Adamiak Online event (link available after registration) The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 3, 2020, email: edukacja@centrumdialogu.com

12:00 pm – „Screening of the film “Dziennik Sierakowiaka” (Sierakowiak’s Diary) by Michał Bukojemski, 2016 [PL/ENG] Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title) Film screening also available at: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

5:00 pm – “We are one piece of longing” – a walk in the footsteps of Jewish women in the Łódź ghetto [PL] Organizer: Lodz Women’s Trail Meeting point: entrance to the Bałucki Rynek Hall in Zgierska St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 10, 2020, email: spacery@lodzkiszlakkobiet.pl

6:00 pm – “Lexicon of the Łódź ghetto” – presentation of a new Internet portal [PL] Organizer: Centre for Jewish Research at the University of Łódź Online event : fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

August 26th (Wednesday) 4:00 pm – “Łódź ghetto in diaries and testimonies” – meeting with Prof. Robert Shapiro [ENG] Host: Joanna Podolska Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

6:00 pm – “Ghetto space” – a lecture [PL] Lecturer: Adam Sitarek Venue: Funeral Home at the Jewish Cemetery, 40, Bracka St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title)

August 27th (Thursday) 6:00 pm – “Birds of Sorrow ...” – a musical spectacle based on texts by Szaja Szpigel performed by Dorota Miśkiewicz, Paweł Szamburski and the group L.Stadt, director Miron Zajfert [PL/ENG] Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title)

6:00 pm – “Sara Majerowicz – artist of the Łódź ghetto” – a lecture [PL/ENG] Lecturer: Maria Szulc Organizer: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź Online event: fb.com/MuzeumTradycji

August 28th (Friday) 6:00 pm – Screening of the film “Radegast Station” by Borys Lankosz, 2008 [PL/ENG] Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title) Film streaming will also be available at: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

August 29th (Saturday) 9:00 pm – “To see Lunia” – herstory workshop with Patrycja Dołowy – part 1 [PL] Organizer: Łódź Women’s Trail Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 10, 2020, email: warsztaty@lodzkiszlakkobiet.pl

1:00 pm – Virtual tour of the Łódź ghetto [PL/ENG] Hosts: Joanna Podolska and Adam Sitarek Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

4:00 pm – “Radegast station. A Guide to the Memorial Site” – book premiere combined with an educational tour of Radegast Station [PL] Hosts: Andrzej Grzegorczyk, Marcin Gawryszczak Organizer: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź Venue: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź – Radegast Station Branch, 12, Pamięci Ofiar Litzmannstadt Getto Av. The event will be also streamed at: fb.com/MuzeumTradycji The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: radegast@muzeumtradycji.pl

8:00 pm – “Birds of Sorrow...” - a musical spectacle based on texts by Szaja Szpigel performed by Dorota Miśkiewicz, Paweł Szamburski and the group L.Stadt, director Miron Zajfert [PL/ENG] Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

August 30th (Sunday) 9:00 am – “To see Lunia” – herstory workshop with Patrycja Dołowy – part 2 [PL] Organizer: Łódź Women’s Trail Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 10, 2020, email: warsztaty@lodzkiszlakkobiet.pl

1:00 pm – Tour of the Survivors’ Park dedicated to Lolek Grynfeld (1923-2020) [PL] Hosts: Joanna Podolska, Justyna Tomaszewska Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title)

6:00 pm – Presentation of the spectacle “Fly-trap Factory” by Andrzej Bart, 2017 [PL/ANG] Organizer: Kazimierz Dejmek Nowy Theatre in Łódź Online event: fb.com/centrumdialogulodz

8:00 pm – “Birds of Sorrow...” – a musical spectacle based on texts by Szaja Szpigel performed by Dorota Miśkiewicz, Paweł Szamburski and the group L.Stadt, director Miron Zajfert [PL/ENG] Broadcast on Radio Łódź – 99,2 MHz and radiolodz.pl

August 31st (Monday) 6:00 pm – “The Łódź Ghetto in the Collections of the Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź” – presentation [PL] Hosts: Andrzej Grzegorczyk, Michał Hankiewicz Organizer: Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź Online event: fb.com/MuzeumTradycji

6:00 pm – “Children of Korczak” – premiere of the spectacle based on texts by Janusz Korczak and the collected stories, Jakub Margosiak [PL] Organizer: Living Space Theatre in cooperation with Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź Venue: Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83, Wojska Polskiego St. The number of participants is limited. Registration from August 17, 2020, email: zapisy@centrumdialogu.com (please provide the name and date of the event in the title) * Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of invited guests and the nature of the meetings will depend on the currently applicable sanitary regulations.

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