On 24th of January, from 19.00, the Embassy of Romania invites you to follow our online event:

„80 years since the Pogrom of Bucharest. Commemoration through the work of Marcel Janco (Iancu)”

On 21-23 January 1941, Bucharest was the scene of one of the darkest chapters of the Holocaust in Romania. In those tragic days, the Iron Guard fascist movement massacred 123 Jews and devastated over 1000 Jewish properties (synagogues, apartments, shops).

Acknowledging the past and Holocaust remembrance remain priorities for Romania. Acting constantly to ensure respect, tolerance and diversity is a permanent responsibility.

The Embassy of Romania to the State of Israel proposes a journey into history through the work of Israeli artist of Romanian origin Marcel Janco (Iancu). One of the most remarkable Jewish intellectuals of his generation, he witnessed the Pogrom of Bucharest and expressed the trauma he experienced and other Holocaust events in ghastly drawings.

The event includes welcoming remarks by Prof. Ido Bruno, Director of Israel Museum, presentations of the historical events of the Pogrom of Bucharest by H.E. Ambassador Radu Ioanid, personal recollections on how this tragedy impacted the life of Marcel Janco by a family member (Mrs. Michaela Mende-Janco), as well as lectures about the role of Marcel Janco in Israeli art by Dr. Amitai Mendelsohn, Senior curator for Israeli art, Israel Museum and about Marcel Janco as a Jewish and Zionist artist by Dr. Vlad Solomon, freelance journalist, researcher and writer.

The conference is in English and is organized in partnership with Israel Museum and the Romanian Cultural Institute Tel Aviv.

Follow the event on Facebook on the following pages:

Embassy of Romania to Israel: https://www.facebook.com/embassyofromania2israel

ICR Tel Aviv: https://www.facebook.com/icr.telaviv

You can also watch the event on Youtube: @ICR Tel Aviv - המכון הרומני לתרבות.