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Memory Sites 3: From the Ghetto Memorial Wall to the exhibition 1945 – Which Way Forward?

The Memory Sites 3 program combined a monument visit, a guided exhibition tour, and a public discussion, aiming to highlight key Holocaust memorial sites. This three-part series sought to open dialogue about remembrance, historical trauma, and the role of Holocaust memorials in the urban landscape.

On September 19, Marom held the third and final event of its three-part program dedicated to Holocaust memorials. The event began at 5 p.m. at the Budapest Ghetto Memorial Wall, where cultural researcher Dr. Gabriella Dohi gave an introductory talk about the history and significance of the site. From there, participants took a short walk to the Király Street tram stop and continued by tram 4-6 to the second location of the program, the 2B Gallery.

At the gallery, curator Zsófia Farkas welcomed the group and led a guided tour of the exhibition “1945 – What Next?”. Organized in collaboration between the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives and 2B Gallery, the temporary exhibition marked the 80th anniversary of the events of 1945. It explored the lesser-known aspects of the post-Holocaust period—when surviving Jewish communities, in Budapest and beyond, were attempting to rebuild their lives from the ruins.

Through artworks and archival materials, the exhibition captured the atmosphere of 1945, reflecting patterns of paralysis, loss, and renewal. The program drew considerable interest; participation was limited and required prior registration.

More about the exhibition: https://2b-org.hu/1945-hogyan-tovabb/

The program aimed to foster thoughtful reflection, encourage dialogue, and contribute to the ongoing discourse of Holocaust remembrance both in Hungary and internationally.

Holocaust Memorial Site Guide:
Dr. Gabriella Dohi – Journalist and cultural researcher. She works across all areas of media, producing moving and still images, writing, and radio broadcasting. She leads the “Jewish Quarter through Women’s Eyes” walking tour. Dr. Dohi earned her PhD at the Doctoral School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). Her research focuses on (working) women and female journalists in the press during the Horthy era. She received the “Poverty with Dignity” journalism award’s special prize in the video category in 2018 and won the main award in the radio/podcast category in 2020.

The event was organised as part of the project "ReActMem: Rescue Memory - Activism, Arts and Public Remembrance", which is being implemented by Marom together with twelve European partners, thanks to funding from the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme.

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