# Event Details - **Event Name**: Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Zapraszamy na międzynarodową konferencję „Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence” 15–17 czerwca 2026 r. Wydarzenie odbędzie się w sali konferencyjnej w Błękitnym Wieżowcu, wejście od ul. Tłomackie 3/5. Konferencja będzie prowadzona w języku angielskim i nie będzie tłumaczona na język polski. Wstęp wolny International Conference ‘Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence’ June 15–17, 2026 Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute Program Day 1, June 15, 2026 – Conference room in the Blue Tower 17:00 – 18:30 Keynote lecture: Judith Lyon-Caen (EHESS, Paris), “The bread of one’s dreams”. Poetry, Testimony, Historical Evidence Day 2, June 16, 2026 – Conference room in the Blue Tower 09:00 – 10:00 Registration 10:00 – 10:30 Conference Opening 10:30 – 12:00 Panel I. Voices of the Survivors Chair: Krzysztof Persak (Polish Academy of Sciences, POLIN Museum) Bak-Zawalski Aleksandra (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), The Legacy of Survivors’ Speeches: Holocaust Testimony in Auschwitz Commemorative Ceremonies in the Context of Socio-Political Transformations Blumenthal Rachel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Legal Claims for Restitution and Compensation as Early Holocaust Testimonies Rozenfeld Anna (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich / Center for Jewish Studies (ZJS), Berlin), Before the Archive: Voices of Holocaust Survivors on Yiddish Radio in Poland, 1945–1948 12:30 – 14:00 Panel II. Early Testimonies from the Balkans Chair: Stephen Naron (Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies) Rudorff Andrea (Fritz Bauer Institut, Frankfurt am Main), The Bucharest Collection of Early Survivors’ Testimonies Stefan Olga (University A. I. Cuza), From Courtroom to Archive: Early Holocaust Survivor Testimonies in Romanian War Crimes Trials Stojanović Tamara (University of Belgrade), Between Testimony and Evidence: Jewish Survivor Statements in the Documentation of the Yugoslav State Commission 15:00 – 16:00 Panel III. Violence Chair: Natalia Aleksiun (University of Florida) Waligórska Magdalena (Humboldt University Berlin), Testimonies of Holocaust Dispossession as Narratives of Violence: Early Testimonies and Complementary Sources in Dialogue Olshansky-Farkash Talia (Open University of Israel), Testimony as Institutional Evidence: Reconstructing the Administrative Transformation and Liquidation of Jewish Labor Camps in Late 1943 16:30 – 18:00 Panel IV. Diaries Chair: Kangisser Sharon (Yad Vashem) Darmon Malka Tehila (Herzog College), Diaries as Early Testimony: Dialogic Witnessing Under Persecution Niklas Juliane (Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History), Exegesis of Catastrophe: Processual Knowledge about Camps in French-Jewish Diaries Borbala Kriza (Independent scholar), Who Possesses the Past? Pál Bács’s Diary, Survivor Testimonies, and Local Historiography in the Contested Memory of the Gas Chamber in Kőszeg Day 3, June 17, 2026 - Conference room in the Blue Tower 10:00 – 11:00 Panel V. Trials Chair: Agnieszka Haska (Polish Center for Holocaust Research, Polish Academy of Sciences) Gawron Edyta (Jagiellonian University), The Evidence for Justice. Holocaust Survivors and Their Testimonies during the Immediate Postwar Trials in Krakow Kuc Oktawian (University of Warsaw), Between Memory and Judgment: Survivor Testimony in Early Holocaust Trials before the Polish Supreme National Tribunal 11:30 – 13:00 Panel VI. JHI Archive Chair: Zofia Trębacz (Jewish Historical Institute) Abakunova Hanna (University of Alberta), Hidden in Yiddish: ŻIH Testimonies and Early Soviet Documentation in the Reconstruction of Ghetto Experience in Occupied Ukraine Koźmińska-Frejlak Ewa (Jewish Historical Institute), Whose Voice Do Testimonies Speak In? Between Testimony and Translation Nader Luiza (Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw), Material Witness, Relational Portraiture and Visual Existential Testimony. Works by Gela Seksztajn from the Ringelblum Archive 14:00 – 15:30 Panel VII. Local Histories Chair: Ian Rich (Wiener Holocaust Library) Barak Greta (Ghetto Fighters' House), The Hersh Segal Collection: Children’s Testimonies from Romania (1946–1947) and the “Documentary Debt” Panz Karolina (Institute of Slavic Studies Polish Academy of Sciences), From Behind Walls, Fences, and Windows: Witnessing in Podhale, 1942 Kumala Aleksandra (Jagiellonian University), Witnessing Across Time: Samuel Reifer’s Testimonies and Local Holocaust Memory in Chrzanów Venues: Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, Main Building, 3/5 Tłomackie St., Warsaw Blue Tower, Bankowy Square, Warsaw *** The conference is organized within the framework of EHRI-PL and co-funded with resources from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the task ‘Ongoing Activities of the Polish National Node of EHRI-PL – the EHRI-ERIC consortium, implemented by the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute [JHI] for the years 2025–2027 in cooperation with national partners.’ - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/warsaw/międzynarodowa-konferencja-documenting-the-holocaust-testimonies-as-historical-evidence-june/200030161970510 - **Event Categories**: business, conferences, art, science-fair, literary-art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 62 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Warsaw - **state**: MZ - **country**: Poland - **location**: Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warsaw, Poland - **lat**: 52.24432 - **long**: 21.00273 - **full address**: Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warsaw, Poland, ulica Tłomackie 3/5, 00-088 Śródmieście, Polska, Warsaw, Poland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7604c19f6ddd1d89e8a44feec05e8ac63bc1dbb537d3832bc6ea10fb18558d61-rimg-w1200-h628-dcf4f4f4-gmir?v=1781578901 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' being held? - **A:** Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' takes place on Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warsaw, Poland, ulica Tłomackie 3/5, 00-088 Środmieście, Polska, Warsaw, Poland. - **Q**: Who is organizing Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June'? - **A:** Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' is organized by Żydowski Instytut Historyczny / Jewish Historical Institute. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Międzynarodowa konferencja 'Documenting the Holocaust: Testimonies as Historical Evidence June' is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Warsaw, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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