As a part of the international project “Parallel Traces: a new lens on Jewish Heritage” we asked prominent photographer Agnieszka Traczewska to take pictures of the Jewish Wrocław. Her works can already be found on the website of the Parallel Traces project, along with the works of four other photographers who were asked to join the project by our partner cities.
All the photographs and the works of the winners of the international contest will be available for viewing at the White Stork Synagogue from November 7th. More details soon!
fot.: Agnieszka Traczewska
Parallel Traces is a cross-cutting, collaborative, pan-European project that offers a renewed look at the significance of Jewish heritage today. The project aims to rediscover traces of Jewish cultural heritage in urban architecture as an integral part of European history and to raise awareness and respect amongst different cultures through different mechanisms.
Initiated by the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), the Parallel Traces is a cross-cutting, collaborative, cross-European project that aims to bridge this gap. By unearthing the traces of the Jewish cultural heritage in urban architecture and planning in Europe, it offers an original and rigorous perspective on the past, present and future of European Jewish history and encourages mutual understanding and respect amongst different cultures and modes of artistic expression. More specifically the project activity will be centred around three main threads:
- Development of an app “Parallel Traces” that will make available information on local Jewish Heritage to the general public;
- Organisation of a large pan-European contest in order to select a series of artworks presenting the reality of Jewish heritage;
- Hosting of local exhibitions presenting the selected works of the contest.
Parallel Traces is co-funded by the European Union within the framework of the Creative Europe programme.
