Datum
09.10.2020 - 11.10.2020
Places of (non)remembrance
In the centre of Belgrade, between August and December 1941, there was a camp known as „Topovske Šupe“ (Artillery Sheds) through which about 5,000 Jewish and about 1,500 Roma men passed. They were all killed. That place has long been forgotten, its dilapidated buildings are privately owned, but there is also a will to build a memorial centre there.
„Topovske Šupe“ is just one of many similar places in Europe where Jews and Roma but also many others, were killed. Through an online discussion which will take place on Friday, 9 October and Sunday, 11 October, we would like to present the project „Mapping the Holocaust – Preservation of the Topovske Šupe Camp“ and discuss one important aspect that connect this place with other places in Europe: the question of the places of (non)remembrance.
You can follow the discussion (in English language) on our Facebook page and our Youtube channel.
Programme
Friday, 9 October, 5 p.m.
Olga Manojlović Pintar (Belgrade, Serbia), From „Non-Places“ to „Other Places“. The transformation of forgotten camp sites to memorial sites
Aneta Vladimirov (Zagreb, Croatia), The „Forerunner“ to Jasenovac: the Gospić-Jadovno-Pag camp system
Anna Míšková (Brno, Czech Republic), Lety u Pisku: Struggle for recognition
Francesca Meneghetti (Treviso, Italy), The Treviso camp: oblivion and memory recovery
Jean-Philippe Lantès (Saint-Sulpice, France), History and Memory: the Saint-Sulpice camp
Milovan Pisarri (Belgrade, Serbia), The Topovske Šupe Camp Preservation Initiative
Sunday, 11 October, 5 p.m.
Visit to the former Topovske Šupe camp
Helena Baloun-Demer, My Family History
Interview with Robert Sabadoš, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Serbia and with a representative of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia on the Law on the Staro Sajmište Memorial
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