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Centropa

Centropa

Centropa is a non-profit Jewish historical and educational institute dedicated to preserving 20th-century Jewish family stories and photos from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans and disseminating these stories and photos through films, books, and exhibitions.

A New School Year for the Children of Europe

In honor of the “Back to School” season, we bring you several stories about children from across Europe on their first day of school.

Centropa | 29.08.19

How European Jews Spent Their Summers Before the Holocaust

From lake houses to spa days, Jews from all over Europe took full advantage of their summer vacations, building memories that would last a lifetime.

Centropa | 14.08.19
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From a Jewish Haven in Vienna to the Death Marches of the Holocaust

It was only when Leo saw the smoke from the crematorium that he understood that he would never see his father again.

Centropa | 18.04.19

The Holocaust-Era Hero Who Became the Mayor of Hell

Miksa Domonkos, a Hungarian war hero who saved countless lives in the Budapest Ghetto during the Holocaust, was tortured to death under false pretenses.

Centropa | 26.09.18

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