From the late 19th century until the Great Depression of the 1930s, the landscape of Breslau/Wrocław and the spatial needs of its residents changed several times. Jewish architects and investors played a significant role in the design and development of the city. The buildings themselves and the stories behind their creation, as well as the careers of their authors, are still largely unexplored, yet they provide interesting insights into the transformation of the modern metropolis, the social and economic conditions of the city and the position of minorities in its society.
The careers and projects of architects, the activities of Jewish investors and contractors in pre-war Breslau were subject to the persecution and exclusion of the 1930s and 1940s, gradually introduced against the Jewish community in Germany under the Nazi rule. Together with our guests, we will talk about the important contributions of these people to the spatial development of Wroclaw and how their ability to work in the urban space was restricted.
We invite you to the public event on April 26 at 5 p.m. at the Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw, during which we will talk about the achievements of Jewish architects and the Jewish architectural history of Breslau/Wroclaw and its heritage.
PROGRAM
17.00-17.10 Welcome and introduction
17.10-17.30 Presentation - examples of projects by Jewish architects and contractors in pre-war Breslau: Daniel Ljunggren, conservation architect, PhD student at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany and lecturer at the University of Gothenburg - Department of Conservation, Sweden.
17.30-18.30 Panel discussion: Prof. Jerzy Ilkosz (Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw), Prof. Vladimir Šlapeta (Brno University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture, Czech Republic), Daniel Ljunggren (University of Gothenburg - Faculty of Conservation, Sweden). Moderated by Prof. Tim Buchen (Tadeusz Taube Department of Jewish Studies, University of Wrocław).
18.30-19.00 Q&A
Participation in the event is free of charge.
- Advance registration is required: https://bit.ly/3Jsk2iX
- The event will be held in Polish and English - simultaneous translation will be provided.
The event is organized by the Urban Memory Foundation and The Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw, in cooperation with Tadeusz Taube Department of Jewish Studies, University of Wrocław. The event is organized as part of the project “MultiMemo: Remembering for Social Justice, funded by the EU and led by the Urban Memory Foundation with eight partners from Poland, Germany and Belgium.