Tribute to the 7,148 Jews from Macedonia, murdered in the Treblinka extermination camp in March 1943

The Holocaust Fund of the Jews from Macedonia and
The Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia,
 
are inviting you, on March 09 – 10, 2011 to the

Opening Ceremony of the 
Holocaust Memorial Centerof the Jews from Macedonia
 

In the year 2000, the Republic of Macedonia passed the Law on Denationalization, which anticipates special provisions for the Jews, who were forced to leave their property and were deported to the Nazi concentration camps, who have not survived the Holocaust and do not have legal heirs. This Law was used as a basis for the establishment of the Holocaust Fund of the Jews from Macedonia. The Holocaust Fund is run by a Steering Committee appointed by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia consisting of three representatives of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and three representatives of the Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia. The resources collected through the denationalization are allocated for the construction of the Holocaust Memorial Center of the Jews from Macedonia.
 
This Memorial Center as a lasting memory to the 7,148 Jews from Macedonia will not only tell the story about Shoah but will also bear witness of the long history of the Jews living in Macedonia and in the Balkans, representing a cultural center dedicated to promotion of inter-religious and inter-ethnic understanding and cooperation in the region and beyond. The Memorial Center will preserve the memories and at the same time, it will also send a strong message to future generations and prevent it from happening ever again.
 
The patron of the opening ceremony is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia –H.?. Nikola Gruevski.
 
Holocaust Fund of the Jews from Macedonia
fax : (389 2) 32 07 432  /tel.: (389 2) 32 07 432,
e-mail: macedonia@holocaustfund.org
www.holocaustfund.org
 

PROPOSED AGENDA FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE OF THE JEWS FROM MACEDONIA

Activities at locations to take place from 8th to 10th March 2011

8 March, Tuesday

• 12:00-13:00 Commemorative Session at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) – ??????.
• 19:00 Photo exhibition in the Museums of Bitola, Shtip and Museum of the City of Skopje.

9 March, Wednesday

• 10:00-12:00 Display of urns at locations in Bitola and Shtip and paying tribute by citizens.
• 10:30-11:30 Commemorative session in the Councils of the cities of Skopje, Bitola and Shtip.
• 12:00 Departure of the processions with the urns from Bitola and Shtip to the Parliament Building of the R. Macedonia in Skopje.
• 15:00 Arrival of the urns in the Parliament Building of the Republic of Macedonia in Skopje.
• 15:30-17:30 Commemorative Session and leadership forum in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. – Address by the President of the Republic of Macedonia – Address by the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia – Address by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia – VIP guests and delegates.
• 19:30-21:00 Cultural event in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet.
• 21:00 Cocktail

10 March, Thursday

• 09:30 Transfer of the urns with the military guards from the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia to the Holocaust Memorial Centre of the Jews from Macedonia.
• 10:00 Arrival of the urns in front of the Holocaust Memorial Centre of the Jews in Macedonia.
• 10:00 Salute.
• 10:05 Performance of the national anthem of the Republic of Macedonia.
• 10:10 The urns will be placed on the altar in the Holocaust Memorial Centre of the Jews from Macedonia.