METTING IN LOSTICE SYNAGOGUE

Congregation Hakafa

Glencoe, Illinois, USA

Lostice June 17 - 18, 2005

MEETING INCLUDED:

Religious service - first since WWII. Concert of Jewish songs - by a local children's choir Vetrnik. Art exhibition There Once Was a World – artwork by local high school students and professional artists inspired by Jewish history and culture..

CHILDREN'S CHOIR VETRNIK FROM LOSTICE

PRAYERS IN LOSTICE SYNAGOGUE
Photo Jiri Osanec

READING FROM THE LOSTICE TORAH
From right: Rabbi Bruce Elder – congregation Hakafa Glencoe, Illinois, USA. Founding member of congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, Illinois, USA. Viktor Schwarcz – Singer, soldier and holocaust survivor from Prague. Benjamin Kuras – Cantor of JLU in Prague, foremost Czech-British writer. Michael Hahn – Counselor for Cultural Affairs, US Embassy in Prague. Ludek Stipl – Respect and Tolerance

EVENT WAS WELL COVERED BY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA
Photo Jiri Osanec

RECENTLY DISCOVERED BENCHES
Benches were made in 1897 for the Olomouc synagogue, which was destroyed by Naziz in 1939.

EXHIBITION
Photo M. Zimova

WORKS OF ART BY CHILDREN ON EXHIBITION
Hands Raised in Blessing, Synagogue in Usov.

VISITORS
Photo M. Zimova, Jiri Osanec