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On the marigins of history: animals and the Holocaust in Ivan Ivanji's book "Aveti iz jednog malog grada"
Get PDFU radu se razmatra način predstavljanja Holokausta u romanu Ivana Ivanjija. Njegova posebnost sastoji se u tome da autor svoju pažnju posvećuje ne samo ljudima, nego i životinjama (odnosno psima). Ovaj postupak dozvoljava da se roman srpskog autora uključi u korpus tekstova u kojima se pokušava odbaciti antrocentrična perspektiva. Inspirisani određenim uvidima koji dolaze iz animal studies, u radu ćemo ukazati na raznorodne strategije u oblikovanju takve „druge”, životinjske perspektiveIn recent years, Holocaust studies have been significantly expanding, for example by focusing on the non-human record of this tragedy. As a result, the Holocaust studies incorporate the animal perspective, which parallels Eric Baratay's theses. Emphasising animals' active participation in the most important events of the 20th century, the French historian postulates including this point of view in the mainstream considerations of history. In Serbian literature, the animal perspective manifestly appeared in 2009 when the novel "Aveti iz jednog malog grada" was published. The following paper focuses on the strategies applied by Ivan Ivanji to show the Holocaust from the point of view of dogs (pet animals of Jewish families). Such considerations refer to animal studies, a relatively recent research perspective in the humanities. The article also aims at demonstrating the paradoxical status of Ivan Ivanji's novel, which stems from linking the traditional genre (a chronicle) to the "fantastic" perspective based on discovering the modes of animals' thinking and feeling. The paper's conclusion is the conviction about the impossibility of finishing with the anthropocentric perception of the world and "human" language. What matters is the attempt itself, the effort that results in a literary vision in which the Holocaust manifests itself as the experience that does not belong to human beings only, but whose impact encompasses all the living creatures.Izdavanje ovog zbornika podržalo je Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
Trauma of the unspeakable and the shaping of identity: fatelessness by Imre Kertesz
Get PDFNa primeru romana "Besudbinstvo" Imrea Kertesa osvetlićemo umetničko transponovanje ličnog logorskog iskustva: sve doživlјeno pisac stavlјa pod snažnu kontrolu pripovedne samosvesti. Postupak očuđenja obeležava dve prelomne situacije u životu pripovedača Keveša (prelaz iz slobode u ropstvo i iz ropstva u slobodu) i funkcioniše kao književno sredstvo dočaravanja neizrecivog. Naivnom percepcijom pripovedača, depatetizacijom i očuđenjem potiskuju se činjenice i prodire do samog iskustva užasnog, koje se prepoznaje kao obezlјuđeno trajanje u samom središtu humanog iskustva. (Re)definisanje identiteta, društveno procesuiranje „razlike”, paranoidna progresija i posttraumatski stresni poremećaj, te problem odnosa slobode i sudbine, važna su pitanja Kertesovog romana kojima ćemo pokloniti pažnju u istraživanju naracije traume.The experience of dwelling in the Nazi concentration camps, which is the foundation of the novel "Fatelessness" (1975) by Imre Kertesz, has been considered here in the context of narrative trauma and its role in shaping identity. Gyuri Koves narrates from a significant temporal distance about what he had survived, without employing his subsequent knowledge, but by re-actualizing his former position, reliving it repeatedly. His permanent doubt towards the meaning of events he takes part in, as well as auto-irony, emphasizes their inconceivability and proves that the experience of trauma is closely connected with the impossibility of witnessing. Memory in Fatelessness also signifies the narrator's penetration through a former emotional blockage, an obvious sign of trauma, and affects the experience of time, inscribes itself in the structure of the novel. The strategy of slowing downtime in the novel, as well as a sudden transition from the story of growing up to the experience of concentration camps, in terms of personality, indicate the cancelling of biographical time: the person is cut off from the family ambient, his ties with the civilized world are broken, and his transformation into a subhuman form of existence takes place.
We follow the gradual transformation of Koves's attitudes towards the world and himself, that is, the devastation of his personal and moral integrity and his metamorphosis into a member of the human herd. Koves's ultimate suspicion in enhanced circumstances (when he comes to the hospital), as well as constantly negative expectations and thoughts, as opposed to complete trust which marks his arrest, testify to the hero's complete transformation and to the paranoid progression of the traumatized.Izdavanje ovog zbornika podržalo je Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
Bruno's perception of the Jews in the novel “The boy in striped pyjamas” by John Boyne
Get PDFPredmet rada je razumevanje položaja Jevreja unutar logora očima nemačkog dečaka Bruna u romanu “Dečak u prugastoj pidžami” Džona Bojna. Promena sredine i urođena ljudska potreba za socijalizacijom Brunovu svest usmerava ka ogradi i jevrejskom dečaku Šmuelu, jer jedino to vidi kroz prozor svoje sobe. Nastojaćemo predstaviti kako dečaci percipiraju drugačije, strano i fizičku barijeru u vidu logorske ograde. Diferencijacije nemačkog i jevrejskog u doba Drugog svetskog rata i rada Aušvica dečaci vide kroz uniformu, prugastu pidžamu, a mržnju i potrebu za destrukcijom kao nepoznanicu. Na pomenuti način se konstituiše razumevanje ideologije i njenih principa unutar dečjeg sveta i njihove naivne svesti. Susret kultura i interferencija bivaju mogući kada su superiornost i potreba za vlašću zanemareni, a do navedenog može dovesti samo apsolutno slobodan i čist duh koji je po sebi ograđen od mržnje, predrasuda i autokratije. Cilj rada je isticanje i analiza dečje perspektive u sprezi sa dogmama sveta odraslih, pri čemu će se postići izdvajanje suštinski važnih načela za razumevanje ideologije nacizma.The subject of this paper is the understanding of the position of Jews in the concentration camp, as seen by a German boy Bruno in John Boyne's novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”. The change of the ambience and the innate human need for socialization direct Bruno's consciousness toward the fence and a Jewish
boy Shmuel, as these are the only things that he can see through the window of his room. We will aim at presenting how the boys perceive the “otherness, foreignness”, and the physical barrier in the form of the camp fence. The boys experience the differentiation between the Germans and the Jewish during World War II and the operation of Auschwitz through the “uniform” and “striped pyjamas”, whereas hatred and the need for destruction are for the unknown. In this manner, the understanding of ideology and its principles within the children's world and their naive consciousness are established. The meeting of cultures and interference is possible when superiority and the need for authority are disregarded, which can be brought about only by a completely free and pure spirit that is inherently devoid of hatred, prejudice, and autocracy. The goal of this paper is to emphasize and analyze the children's perspective that is coupled with the doctrines of adults, whereby we will be able to single out the fundamentally significant principles that can help us understand the Nazi ideology.Izdavanje ovog zbornika podržalo je Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
Payment of guilt (five Jewish characters in Andrić's short stories)
Get PDFU Andrićevim pripovetkama, Jevrejima pripada posebno mesto. Oni su predstavlјeni kao individualni i kolektivni izrazi arhetipske žrtve. Rad ima za cilј da analitičko-sintetičkom metodom osvetli autorov pristup jevrejstvu kroz analizu pet jevrejskih likova (Rifka, Paula, Maks Levenfeld, Mento Papo, jevrejski dečaci) iz sledećih pripovedaka: „Ljubav u kasabi”, „Reči”, „Pismo iz 1920. godine”, „Bife 'Titanik'”, „Deca”. Izvešćemo zaklјučak da su razlozi za pojavu antisemitizma vrlo složeni i zasnovani na plaćanju krivice.In Andrić's stories, Jews have a special place. They are presented as individual and collective expressions of the archetypal sacrifice. The aim of the paper was to use the analytical-synthetic method to illuminate the author's approach to Judaism through the analysis of five Jewish characters (Rifka, Paula, Max Levenfeld, Mento Papo, Jewish boys) from the following stories: “Love in the town”, “Words”, “Letter from 1920”, “Buffet ‘Titanic'”, “Children”. We have concluded that the reasons for the emergence of anti-Semitism are very complex and based on the payment of guilt that is inherited, not acquired, that we have not graduated from the school of tolerance, i.e. the unconditional and consistent respect for human beings in their diversity, full dignity and inner freedom and that we need to continue discussing it and working on it.Izdavanje ovog zbornika podržalo je Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
Staro Sajmište Gestapo Concentration Camp - a place of remembrance and/or a place of oblivion
Get PDFKulturno dobro „Staro sajmište - Logor Gestapoa” u Beogradu, osmišlјeno i realizovano kao reprezentativan sajamski kompleks koji je trebalo da bude podstrek ekonomskom razvoju Kralјevine Jugoslavije, za vreme rata pretvoreno je u koncentracioni logor, gde je internirano oko 39000 zatočenika, od kojih je oko 17000 stradalo. Danas ovaj prostor sa očuvanim sajamskim/logorskim pavilјonima predstavlјa snažno svedočanstvo tragičnog perioda naše nedavne istorije. Međutim, nakon rata, umesto mesta sećanja postaje mesto zaborava, umesto memorije mesto stanovanja i poslovnih aktivnosti njegovih novih stanovnika/korisnika. Iako je, u periodu od 1945. do sredine osamdesetih godina prošlog veka, više puta pokretano pitanje njegovog obeležavanja, izostala je konkretna realizacija. Tokom poslednje tri decenije, i nakon podizanja jednog skromnog spomen-obeležja i javnog spomenika, koji je ujedno mesto održavanja komemorativnih skupova posvećenih Holokaustu i Genocidu, potom utvrđivanja prostora za nacionalnu kulturnu baštinu i donošenja plana detalјne regulacije, kao osnove uređenja prostora spomenika kulture, do danas je ostalo neobeleženo mesto stradanja jevrejske zajednice u Srbiji, kao i ostalih žrtava najvećeg nemačkog logora na području Jugoistočne Evrope. Zakon o Memorijalnom centru „Staro sajmište”, donet 2020, najavlјuje novi odnos prema jednom od najznačajnijih mesta sećanja na stradanja u Drugom svetskom ratu ne samo na području Beograda, nego i čitave Srbije.The cultural monument Staro Sajmište Gestapo Concentration Camp in Belgrade, sumptuous fairgrounds conceptualised and erected to be the impetus to the economic development of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, during World War II was turned into a concentration camp, where some 39,000 souls were interned, and 17,000 of them perished. The preserved fairground pavilions turned into concentration camp barracks now stand as poignant reminders of a tragic period in our recent history. Once WWII was over, instead of becoming a place of remembrance, Staro Sajmište became a place of oblivion, providing residential and office space to its new tenants rather than commemorating those of the past. Although between 1945 and the mid-1980s, the issue of properly marking the place was repeatedly raised, actual action was never taken. Apart from the erection of a modest memorial plaque and a public monument where Holocaust and genocide commemorative events have been held, designating the complex as the national cultural heritage, and adopting the detailed regulation plan to serve as a base for planning the cultural heritage site, the last three decades have seen no progress in properly marking the place of perishing of the Jewish population in Serbia, as well as other victims of the biggest German concentration camp in South-East Europe. The Law on the Staro Sajmište Memorial Complex, passed in 2020, stands as a herald of the changed attitude towards one of the most important memorial points of those who lost their lives in WWII not just in Belgrade, but across Serbia.Izdavanje ovog zbornika podržalo je Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
The Book of Esther: a prose translation and a canticle in decasyllable verse
Get PDFJevrejska zajednica Crne Gore je 4. marta 2021. godine predstavila i promovisala objavljivanje knjige „Purim”, preko Zoom platforme. Tom prilikom o knjizi su govorili Luciano Moše Prelević, vrhovni rabin Crne Gore, protojerej-stavrofor Gojko Perović, rektor cetinjske Bogoslovije, prof. dr Aleksandar Pavlović, Institut za filozofiju i socijalnu teoriju, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Milosav Gudović, filozof, pjesnik i guslar i prof dr Eliezer Papo, Univerzitet „Ben Gurion” u Negevu. Knjiga „Purim” sadrži poglavlja - Propise vezane za praznik, „Megilat Ester” sa proznim prevodom i prepjev „Megilat Ester” u stihu, u desetercu, u duhu narodnih junačkih pjesama. Na molbu Jevrejske zajednice Crne Gore, prof. dr Eliezer Papo je preveo, priredio, bilješkama propratio i prepjevao prozni tekst Megilat Ester u deseterac, u duhu narodnih junačkih pjesama. Stihove uz gusle pjeva Milosav Gudović.On March 4, 2021, the Jewish Community of Montenegro presented and promoted the publication of the book "Purim" via the Zoom platform. On that occasion, Luciano Moše Prelević, chief rabbi of Montenegro, Archpriest-Stavrophor Gojko Perović, rector of Cetinje Seminary, Prof. Aleksandar Pavlović, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Milosav Gudović, philosopher, poet and fiddler and Prof. Eliezer Papo, Ben Gurion the University of the Negev. The book "Purim" have chapters - Regulations related to the holiday, "Megillat Esther" with a prose translation and the chanting of "Megillat Esther" in verse in decasyllable, in the spirit of folk heroic songs. At the request of the Jewish community of Montenegro, Prof. Eliezer Papo translated, edited, and accompanied with notes the prose text of Megillat Ester in decasyllable, in the spirit of folk heroic songs. Milosav Gudović sings the lyrics with the fiddle
Modernizacija srednjoevropske periferije: S. H. Gutmann d.o.o. i Našička d.o.o. u industrijalizaciji Slavonije
Get PDF"This book is the product of long-lasting research into archival records, especially of the Croatian State Archives in Osijek, relating to S. H. Gutmann Ltd. Pursuing the fate of a single company, which is inseparably intertwined with the fate of its founders and owners, it tries to reconstruct the development of lumber industry in Slavonia, a historical province of Croatia, in the period ranging from the late 1800s and early 1900s over to the end of the Second World War. The members of the Gutmann family can be considered the forerunners of the modernization process not only in Slavonia but in Croatia as a whole. They established the lumber and chemical industries and initiated activities necessary for the finalization and maintenance of products of these industries. Moreover, the Gutmann barons were among the largest landowners in Slavonia. The book manuscript emerged from two stages of research. The first stage was completed in 2007 by the defence of an MA thesis entitled “The Role of S. H. Gutmann Ltd. in the Yugoslav Interwar Industry and the Development of the Town of Belišće”. The aim of the second research stage, spanning over a five-year period - from 2012 to the end of 2017 - was to examine the archival material from the Croatian State Archives in Osijek (DAOS) related to the following institutions: S. H. Gutmann Ltd. from Belišće, the Osijek Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Association of Merchants and Industrialists of Osijek, and the Municipality of the City of Osijek. In this research phase, special attention was given to the examination of legal sources - especially the sources documenting the proceedings of the District Court in Osijek from 1934 and 1935, in the famous corruption trial later to become known as “the Našička Scandal”..." (Introduction).Ova knjiga je nastala na temelju dugogodišnjeg istraživanja arhivskih fondova drvne industrije u Slavoniji na prijelazu stoljeća i u međuratnom razdoblju te na temelju bogatoga arhivskog gradiva Državnog arhiva u Osijeku o tvrtki S. H. Gutmann d.d. Pripadnike obitelji Gutmann možemo smatrati nositeljima modernizacije na području Hrvatske i Slavonije. Osnivaju drvnu i kemijsku industriju, kao i druge popratne djelatnosti potrebne za finalizaciju proizvoda i remont. Uz navedeno, baruni Gutmanni su bili među najvećim zemljoposjednicima u Slavoniji.Knjiga je 2019. godine objavljena na hrvatskom jeziku pod naslovom "Od industrijalaca do kažnjenika: Gutmann” i „Našička” u industrijalizaciji Slavonije
"Roda" children's theatre [lecture]
No full textU okviru aktivnosti „Zoom Šabata“, u organizaciji Jevrejske opštine Beograd i neposrednoj tehničkoj realizaciji Rake-Rahamima Levija, 1.oktobra 2021. godine gost i predavač “Zooma” bila je Barbara Panić, kustos Jevrejskog istorijskog muzeja u Beogradu. Predavanje se odnosilo na dečje pozorište pod nazivom Povlašćeno pozorište za decu i omladinu „Roda“. Bio je to teatar u kojem su likove dece igrala deca, dok su uloge odraslih tumačili profesionalni glumci. Ovom prilkom je Rodinu pesmicu svirao i pevao Nikola Salaćanin.Barbara Panić, the curator of the Jewish Historical Museum in Belgrade, was the guest and lecturer at the "Zoom Shabbat" event on October 1, 2021, which was organised by the Jewish community of Belgrade with technical assistance from Raka-Raham Levi. She spoke about the "Roda" children's theatre, which is a unique venue for kids and young people. It was a theatre where professional actors played adult roles and children played children's characters. On this occasion, Nikola Salaćanin played and sang Roda's song.Predavanje održano 1. oktobra 2021. godine preko Zoom platforme (Zoom Šabat) sa početkom u 19.30 časova.The lecture was held on October 1, 2021, via the Zoom platform (Zoom Shabbat), starting at 7:30 p.m.Trajanje 01:05:37 minuta (duration 01:05:37 minutes).YouTube link: [http://www.makabijada.com/sabat/novi/roda.mp4]Rodinu pesmicu peva i svira Nikola Salaćanin [http://www.makabijada.com/sabat/roda.mp4]Izložbu Barbare Panić o Avramu Frediju Altarcu koji je bio mladi glumac u Rodinom pozorištu, videti preko linka [https://jevrejskadigitalnabiblioteka.rs/handle/123456789/3343]Barbara Panić’s exhibition about Avram Fredi Altarac, a young actor at the Roda Theatre, can be viewed at the following link: [https://jevrejskadigitalnabiblioteka.rs/handle/123456789/3343].Video sa otvaranja izložbe „Avram Fredi Altarac u Rodinom pozorištu“ može se videti preko linka (the video from the opening of the exhibition "Avram Fredi Altarac in the Rodin Theater" can be seen via the link): [https://jevrejskadigitalnabiblioteka.rs/handle/123456789/3412] ili preko YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXX7bGCQCYc
Messages from the walls. 2, Signs of Jews: exhibition catalogue: Archives of Vojvodina, February 8-15, February 2021.
No full textImpozantna arhitektonska celina novosadske Sinagoge na dostojan način čuva sećanje na period procvata jevrejske zajednice, ali je istovremeno bila i svedok njene tragedije. Urezana imena, kao i ona napisana grafitnom olovkom, svedoče upravo o ta dva perioda i pružaju nam informacije o ljudima koji su bili učesnici raznih istorijskih događaja, bilo da su ta dešavanja bila pozitivna ili negativna. Natpisi koje smo analizirali obuhvataju period između te dve krajnosti, tačnije period od izgradnje Sinagoge pa do 1944. godine, pri čemu smo pratili i društvenu raznolikost, koja je karakterisala jevrejsko stanovništvo Novog Sada i okoline. Identitet lica koja se kriju iza imena obrađenih u knjizi se u nekoliko slučajeva može potvrditi bez ikakve sumnje, dok je kod nekih imena, samo na osnovu imaginarne istrage, razotkriveno ko je sve mogao biti autor natpisa, na osnovu podataka kojima smo raspolagali. Iza većine imena sa zidova Sinagoge kriju se osobe jevrejske veroispovesti, ljudi koji su u periodu između dva rata imali važnu ili manje važnu ulogu u javnom životu Novog Sada; advokati, lekari, beležnici, članovi jevrejske crkvene opštine ali i pojedinci, đaci ili profesori škole koja se nalazila pored Sinagoge. Imena ne svedoče samo o pojedinačnim sudbinama, budući da se istovremeno sa upoznavanjem biografija ili delova biografija, upoznajemo i sa samim gradom Novim Sadom, u kojem su živeli i radili autori ovih natpisa, ali i sa njegovom društvenom, političkom i kulturnom pozadinom na početku 20. veka.The wall inscriptions of the Novi Sad Synagogue, where Jews concealed themselves behind names or initials carved with a sharp object or written in graffiti, are presented in the monograph and exhibition. A significant portion of the history of the Jewish community, the synagogue, and the city of Novi Sad has been uncovered by the authors through the biographies of possible graffiti writers (through biographical reconstruction of history) and the interpretation of the last traces of Jews.Tekst štampan dvostubačno (text printed in two columns).Videti: [https://arhivvojvodine.org.rs/monografija-poruke-sa-zidova-2-znakovi-jevreja-i-prateca-tematska-izlozba/
Synagogues in Vojvodina: witnesses of the past
No full textU Vojvodini danas postoje samo tri sinagoge, po jedna u Subotici, Novom Sadu i Zemunu. Dosadašnja istraživanja pokazuju da su postojale sinagoge u velikom broju naseljenih mesta u Vojvodini - ukupno 76 sinagoga. Tokom Drugog svetskog rata ili nakon rata, mnoge od njih su srušene. Sačuvane sinagoge danas nisu verski objekti, već imaju potpuno drugačiju namenu. Te građevine predstavljaju vrednu istorijsku, kulturnu, civilizacijsku i arhitektonsku zaostavštinu koja je zauvek izbrisana sa ovih prostora. Svedočanstva o njima su vredan istorijski i interkulturalni spomenik koji potvrđuje kontinuitet jevrejskog prisustva i sve civilizacijske, kulturne, ekonomske i političke osobine koje je jevrejski narod trajno utkao u Vojvodinu.The only three synagogues that have been left up until these days in Vojvodina are those in Subotica, Novi Sad and Zemun. Previous research shows that as many as 76 synagogues could be found in a large number of settlements all over Vojvodina. During or after World War II, many of them were demolished. The still existing ones are not just religious buildings anymore, their purpose has changed, although they represent a valuable historical, cultural, civilizational as well as architectural heritage.The great majority of the Jewish temples, however, ended up erased from this region forever. The testimonies about them represent a valuable historical and intercultural monument that confirms not only the continuity of the Jewish presence, but also those civilizational, cultural, economic and social features that the Jewish people permanently weaved into Vojvodina, and then beyond.בוויוודינה היו בתי כנסת במספר רב של יישובים – בסך הכול 76 בתי כנסת. במהלך מלחמת העולם השנייה או לאחריה, רבים מהם נהרסו. בתי הכנסת שנותרו אינם עוד מבני פולחן, אלא משרתים מטרות אחרות לחלוטין. מבנים אלה מהווים מורשת היסטורית, תרבותית ואדריכלית יקרת ערך שנמחקה לנצח מאזורים אלו. העדויות עליהם הן אנדרטאות בין-תרבותיות והיסטוריות חשובות, המאשרות את המשכיות הנוכחות היהודית ואת המאפיינים התרבותיים, החברתיים, הכלכליים והפוליטיים שהקהילה היהודית הטביעה בוויוודינה. בפרק הראשון, פרופ' ד"ר רודולף קליין דן בהתיישבות היהודים במישור הפאנוני, בהתפתחות הארכיטקטורה של בתי הכנסת, באמנציפציה ובמתודולוגיה חדשה לסיווג בתי כנסת, המבוססת על מערכת מטריצות הכוללת שמונה קריטריונים ותתי-קריטריונים. הטקסט מבוסס על מונוגרפיה מקיפה שפרסם קליין: "בתי כנסת בהונגריה 1782–1918", בודפשט 2017, המשמשת חוקרים באירופה ובארה"ב. בפרק הבא, המחבר ג'ורג' לוי סוקר את כל בתי הכנסת לפי אזורים – בבאצ'קה, באנאט ובסרם – בצירוף תיאור קצר ותצלומים, לצד שמות רבנים וחזנים שתרמו להקמתם. שלושה בתי כנסת קיימים נזכרים בנפרד. הבסיס לפרק זה הוא קטלוג שהוכן לתערוכה "בתי כנסת בוויוודינה שכבר אינם קיימים", שהוצגה ב־11 מקומות בין 2016–2019. בפרק השלישי, קדומילה מרינקוביץ' מנתחת את בתי הכנסת בזרניאנין, סובוטיצה ונובי סאד מהיבט של תולדות האמנות. פרקי הסיום כוללים רשימת בתי כנסת, רשימת תערוכות, רשימת תצלומים, קטעים מביקורות של חוקרים מובילים ומפתח שמות. מרבית בתי הכנסת נבנו לאחר 1867, כאשר הוענק שוויון רשמי לדתות ולאומים באימפריה האוסטרו-הונגרית, והוקמו אז בתי הכנסת המרשימים ביותר. אך גורלם של רובם היה טרגי – הם חוללו, נהרסו או ננטשו על ידי השלטונות או הכובש הפשיסטי ועוזריו המקומיים, ותושביהם נשלחו לדרך ללא חזור. הניצולים המעטים היגרו לאחר המלחמה. בתי הכנסת ששרדו, בעיקר בבאצ'קה, נהרסו או הוסבו באדישות על ידי המשטר החדש. מטרת מונוגרפיה זו היא להזכיר לחברה את קיומה של הקהילה היהודית ואת מבני הפולחן שלה, ולעמוד מנגד לאירועים שהובילו לשואה ולסבל הטרגי של אזרחים חפים מפשע במלחמת העולם השנייה. גם כיום קיימות באזור תנועות וקבוצות פוליטיות המבססות את פעולתם על חוסר סובלנות דתית, לאומית או פוליטית – ולכן חובה אזרחית להתנגד להן תוך שמירה על עקרונות האנטי-פשיזם, המסורת האזרחית והפתיחות הבין-תרבותית. הבנה וכיבוד תרבותי הדדי הם תנאים חיוניים לדו-קיום, ויש לטפח אותם באופן מושכל ובלתי־מוטה.Tekst štampan dvostubačno (the text is printed in two columns)