Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
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The Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia (Macedonian: Меморијален центар на холокаустот на Евреите од Македонија, Memorijalen centar na holokaustot na Evreite od Makedonija; Ladino: Sentro Memorial del Holokausto de los Djudios de la Makedonia) is a memorial to the Holocaust of the 7,148 Jews from North Macedonia and the history of the Jews in the Balkans, located in Skopje, the capital city of North Macedonia.
History
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The Holocaust Memorial Center is a multimedia center, consisting of several functional parts. Its construction works began in 2005. The Memorial Center is located in the Jewish Quarter of Skopje, known as Еврејско маало,[https://www.holocaustfund.org.mk/posts/details/208 Еврејско маало во Скопје]. Фонд на холкаустот на Евреите од Македонија (in Macedonian) which was the center of Jewish life in this city until the deportation of the Jews. The museum is located behind the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, which faces the Vardar River.
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The Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia was officially opened on 10 March 2011,[https://forward.com/culture/136212/macedonia-opens-a-balkan-holocaust-museum/ Macedonia Opens a Balkan Holocaust Museum]. The Forward exactly 68 years after the allied Bulgarian and German forces deported the Jews of present-day North Macedonia to the Treblinka extermination camp.[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/treblinka-key-dates Treblinka: Key Dates]. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The opening was attended by high-ranking officials from North Macedonia, Israel and other countries, notably the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski, the President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon, the presidents of Montenegro and Albania, Filip Vujanović and Bamir Topi respectively, as well as a member of the Knesset, religious leaders and diplomats.[http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=81907873&lId=2 Memorial Center of the Holocaust of Jews from Macedonia opens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405113959/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=81907873&lId=2 |date=2012-04-05 }} Macedonian Information Agency. 10-03-2011
Within three days of the memorial opening, it was visited by more than 3,000 people.[http://www.vecer.com.mk/?ItemID=B7B7308393544D47B8E98149A2CDD854 Другар ми Моис никогаш не се врати] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318222253/http://www.vecer.com.mk/?ItemID=B7B7308393544D47B8E98149A2CDD854 |date=2011-03-18 }} (in Macedonian). Večer. 15-03-2011
Exhibitions
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Among the exhibitions, there is a large section dedicated to the life of the Sephardic Jews in North Macedonia,[https://www.thejc.com/news/world/macedonia-prepares-to-unveil-new-holocaust-memorial-museum-nko4r9gy Macedonia prepares to unveil new Holocaust memorial museum]. The Jewish Chronicle which includes a segment devoted to Ladino, the vernacular language spoken by the Sephardic Jews in the Ottoman Empire, with phrases and expressions in the Monastirli accent.
See also
- {{Section link|History of the Jews in North Macedonia|World War II and the Holocaust}}
- {{Section link|History of the Jews in Monastir|Monastir during the Holocaust}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.holocaustfund.org.mk Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia]
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