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Plaque recalling expulsion of Jewish students during the Holocaust unveiled in Prešov

A plaque commemorating the 102 Jewish students who were expelled from the Evangelical Collegiate Grammar School in Presov in the 1940/1941 school year was unveiled on the school building. 

Jewish graves in Humenné defaced with swastikas

The Jewish cemetery in Humenné is one of Slovakia’s oldest and largest, covering nearly two hectares. It contains over 900 graves containing the remains of more than 1,200 people, with the oldest dating back to 1776.

Slovak town renames street previously honouring Nazi collaborator

One of its streets was named after Jozef Tiso, a Catholic priest and president of the clerical-nationalist Slovak State, who collaborated with Hitler and was responsible for sending tens of thousands of Slovak Jews to their deaths during WWII.

Slovakia to step up fight against extremism following LGBTQI+ bar killings

Slovak Interior Minister has promised to intensify the fight against hate speech and extremism following the terrorist attack outside an LGBTQI + bar in Bratislava. Before the attack, the gunmen wrote a manifesto against Jews and the LGBTQI+ community on social media.

Slovakia commemorates the victims of the Holocaust

Slovakia commemorated its Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence. Organized by the Slovak Jewish communities and the Slovak National Museum – Museum of Jewish Culture, this year’s commemoration ceremony was held on the grounds of the Central Holocaust Memorial in Bratislava.

Slovak Jewish community and its Ukrainian Rabbi continue to support refugees

The Jewish community of Bratislava, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Slovakia, and their Ukrainian Rabbi are continuing their support for refugees.

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