Author: Ena Mirkovic
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75th Anniversary of the Break-out from Jasenovac
As today we mark the 75th anniversary of the Break-out by the prisoners of Jasenovac, and the end of the Holocaust in Yugoslavia, it is time to stop and to reflect for a moment on how important it is for us to continue our work, and to keep the memory of the victims of the Holocaust alive and in the minds of our fellow Jews, Serbs, Romas, Americans, and peoples around the world.
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COVID Cancellation
As is, it seems, for everyone, we must also sadly cancel our April Annual Conference due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We are currently explore live-streaming as an alternative method to keeping our community strong and growing.
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Efraim Zuroff Speaks on Holocaust Revisionism in Croatia and Eastern Europe
Legendary Nazi Hunter Efraim Zuroff speaks about his life’s work: catching the perpetrators, combating Holocaust denial and distortion with a focus on Croatia today
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Jacob Sedlar’s New Movie ‘Embrace Destiny’ shown in New York Sparking Controversy from World Jewish Congress
Once again, Croats and Albanians are going way ahead of Serbs in public relations. The movie by Croats director Jakov Sedlar called “The hug of destiny” is a new provocation. This film was included in the “New York Sephardic Festivalini NYC’ that was held from 2/23/-3/2/2020 in New York City.
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Important Book Releases
— Jasenovac und der Holocaust in Jugoslawien: Analysen und Augenzeugenberichte, von Barry Lituchy, — Jasenovac and the Holocaust in Yugoslavia: Analyses and Survivor Testimonies, ed. by Barry Lituchy, 311 pp., 2006. — “Jasenovac – Auschwitz of the Balkans” by Gideon Greif
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JRI Sponsors Unveiling of Monument Commemorating the Victims of Jadovno – Gospić – Pag
These camps were the precursor to the much larger Jasenovac camp complex, to which the surviving prisoners of this complex were sent in August 1941 as part of the Ustashe regime overall plan to exterminate all Jews, Serbs, Romas and political opponents within their territory. This permanent monument to the victims of Jadovno is the only one in the world outside of the former Yugoslavia.
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The Jasenovac Research Institute hosts 18th Annual Days of Jasenovac Commemoration Ceremonies
The Lessons of Jasenovac for the Study of Human Rights and International Law in the 21st Century. Opening Remarks by Barry Lituchy Keynote Speakers: Stefan Karganović Mina Zirojević Dr. Ljilijana Petrović Dr. Ljilijana Petrović Danijel Simić
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Stepinac, Revisionism and Denial: The Threat of Neo-Fascism in Croatia
Dear Friend, You are cordially invited to the 16th Annual Days of Jasenovac Commemorative Ceremonies on Saturday, April 22, 2017 and Sunday, April 23, 2017. Sponsored by the Jasenovac Research Institute.
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1945 Documentary on Jasenovac
“They Will Make Room in the Barracks By Going to Their Deaths” In 1945, two Croatian documentary filmmakers released a seminal 16 minute documentary on the Jasenovac concentration and death camp in the Nazi-sponsored Independent State of Croatia, consisting of Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina, an ally of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
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Keynote Speaker, Roma Historian
Noted Roma historian, Dr. Ian Hancock, was keynote speaker at Jasenovac Research Institute’s 8th Annual Jasenovac Day of Commemoration Ceremonies held in New York, April 25th-26th, 2009. “He is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies since 1972.
