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Albondigas De Prasa Kon Muez (Leek Meatballs with Walnuts)

photo taken by Mr. Usaji, on February 3, 2008, CC licensing

Recipe adapted from

Jewish Food: The World at Table by Matthew Goodman (HarperCollins 2005)

Serves 6 to 8

A Century of Jewish Memory - Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria

This exhibition illustrates what Jewish life was like in 20th century Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Austria.

This exhibition includes 40 roll up posters that give insight to many aspects of Jewish Hungarian life, such as: work, leisure, school, the Holocaust, community life, life in the army, and portraits.

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A Schmaltzy Hanukkah To All

photo taken by TheDeliciousLife, on January 11, 2010, CC licensing

"This part of Fifth Avenue always seemed fat to him, fat and prosperous: like chicken schmaltz."--Henry Roth, Mercy of a Rude Stream

Survival in Sarajevo. Jews, Muslims, Serbs and Croats working together during the Siege of Sarajevo, 1992-1995

This exhibition and the website were supported by:

The Jewish World of Yesterday, the Hope of Today - Lithuania

Centropa's bilingual exhibition "The Jewish World of Yesterday, the Hope of Today" consists of nine panels, presenting personal stories and photos that show Jewish life in Lithuania during the 20th century. The exhibition, based on Centropa biographies, was first opened in 2012 and has been revised and expanded in 2022, adding a panel on Jewish customs and traditions for more context.

A working group of Lithuanian and US teachers has developed methods and approaches on how to work with the exhibition in the classroom.

Jewish Witness to a Polish Century (Hebrew | English)

The Library of Rescued Memories - Photos and Stories from 15 Countries

"The Library of Rescued Memories" is an exhibition based on Jewish family stories from fifteen different countries, and the old family photos that go with them. The exhibition tells the story of the 20th century from the perspective of our interviewees: they came from families that were bakers and factory workers, teachers and nurses, translators and doctors, administrators and bookkeepers. The exhibition is filled with stories about childhood, school, love, marriage, building a family, and also about how people survived the Holocaust, how they could start their lives over.

Jewish Witness to a Polish Century

About the exhibition:

Romania - 2012. How Anti-Semitic Are We Still' (2)

And as if all of these weren’t enough, the Dan Şova case popped out (Romanian politician, History faculty graduate who, during a TV programme in March 2012 denied the Holocaust (deflective denial); he later apologized; he was later appointed minister). On the website of Evenimentul Zilei newspaper an article was posted on March 9th 2012 Victor Ponta: Dan Şova, ignorant, not anti-Semitic (Victor Ponta is the leader of the political party Dan Şova is a member of).