The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre in Lublin is a local government cultural institution. It works towards the preservation of cultural heritage and education. Its function is tied to the symbolic and historical meaning of the Centre’s location in the Grodzka Gate, which used to divide Lublin into its respective Christian and Jewish quarters, as well as to Lublin as a meeting place of cultures, traditions and religions.

The Centre works to preserve objects of cultural heritage and makes tchem available to the public at exhibits at Grodzka Gate, the Lublin Underground Trail, the Cellar under Fortuna, and the House of Words.

The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre in Lublin is a local government cultural institution. It works towards the preservation of cultural heritage and education. Its function is tied to the symbolic and historical meaning of the Centre’s location in the Grodzka Gate, which used to divide Lublin into its respective Christian and Jewish quarters, as well as to Lublin as a meeting place of cultures, traditions and religions.

The Centre works to preserve objects of cultural heritage and makes tchem available to the public at exhibits at Grodzka Gate, the Lublin Underground Trail, the Cellar under Fortuna, and the House of Words.

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Poster

The idea of the Seminar poster was created by Robert Sawa, the artist and the printer form the Printing Chamber of the Grodzka Gate-NN Theatre Center. His work expresses the essence of the Seminar idea and focuses on the quote There is light, because there is memory. There is light, but not life. 

Poster

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Preparing the poster was in fact the cooperation between Leora Tec and Robert Sawa. To use the Hebrew letters Robert asked Leora Tec for help. Leora described this experience in her blog Searching for Lost Places Letter by Letter:

I don’t know why it was so gratifying—picking out the letters one by one to form the names of the streets and places that made up the landscape of my ancestors’ city—Lublin. Picking the letters out of an old typography box and then forming the names in Yiddish—backwards so that the visionary printer Robert Sawa could print them forwards. Forming names of streets that no longer exist. One that my great-great grandmother Nechama Borenszajn was born on— Nadstawna Street. One that my mother and grandmother were born on and many others were born, lived and worked on: Szeroka Street—an iconic street in Jewish Lublin.

Leora Tec

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Memory workers from all over Europe coming to a Seminar we are holding at Brama will get a poster to take home but here in Lublin they will see the only poster with these streets embossed in the background—because they cannot take those streets with them. No one can because many don’t exist. Such a simple idea and yet someone had to think of it. That someone was Robert.

Leora Tec

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I appreciate the symbolism behind every detail of the poster (fonts, the position of the letter and their sizes, material). And thank you for the souvenir, I will hang my poster in my office.

Lots of symbolism, it addresses not your intellect, but heart, soul. And I think it very much reflects the style of Grodzka Gate - not too many words, mystery that needs to be understood, uncovered.

It's beautiful and shows a great involvement and thinking process behind the poster that I wasn't aware of before, shows that everything has a meaning, fonts you use, the size of the fonts, empty spaces... Thank you!

It is a very powerful, emotional and intense poster which shows the whole seminar one one page. It was very impressive to learn that a craft like printing has so much content and depth to it. It fit perfectly to the whole seminar. I was very very moved.

A piece of art which will hang on my wall. Thank you Robert!

Minimalistic, ascetic, but at the same time very creative, expressive, deep and meaningful vision.

I am still speechless after seeing that poster. The whole idea beyond it is truly amazing. This, and Robert's other project we've seen are amazing. His imagination and technical skills are priceless.

Perfect work and wonderful conception of the poster. As a creative person and a craftsman I can imagine how much has been put into this artwork. Amazing!

I'm very grateful to the organizers and Robert Sava for the gifts that remained with us after the seminar. A book for notes :-) This is a book, one that you take and feel, that only something very important and valuable should be written there. A handmade poster will be a reminder. If there is light in the soul of a person, he will remember and pass on his knowledge and feelings to others. It will inspire us to continue the work we do even though we know that emptiness will never be filled.

 

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The lamp of Memory

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Impressions after the seminar

It has been very meaningful and joyful personally and professionally. I met amazing people and projects and have been empowered by the networking and learning processes. I liked a lot the combination between the memory work on the Jewish and Roma heritages, and even more minority groups could be included. 


The location -  meaning Brama Grodzka, which seems to me as a miracle by itself, contributed a lot to the optimistic and cooperative atmosphere as much as knowing that there is an organization like EVZ in the world. 

 

I'm very grateful for the seminar, for the opportunity to meet so many people engaged in commemoration of difficult history, to learn from them.


Thanks a lot for organisators, they have made really great and useful work. Gathered different people in one place, help to establish collaboration. I know that it is extremely useful! I fill that in the nearest future it helps me to make some interesting projects with those whom I met in the seminar. 

 

It was not only a cognitive learning experience but also a personal and emotional journey. I took many impressions back home and feel inspired to integrate them into my work. Thank you very much. 

 

Every second I thought about my own project and got some new ideas how to make it better! Many thanks!

 

The programme allowed to look at the problem of working on difficult history from new perspectives. 

 

The seminar gave a possibility to meet wonderful people and provided contacts to new partners for future projects. Thank you very much for that. 


A lot of thanx to the whole seminar team!! Grodzka Gate fascinated with their great job, creative approach and at the same time simple solutions in the representation of Jewish history.

Organisers

The Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future”
The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre