P R O G R A M M E
O U T L I N E
1. Main Conference Programme
2. Young Leadership Conference
3. Pre-conference visit to Auschwitz.
4. Optional trip to Prague
SUNDAY, 2 July 2006 |
| Arrival at Conference Centre |
| 14.00 | Registration |
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| 18.00 | Opening Event- Welcome by the President of the ICCJ: Fr. Prof. John Pawlikowski
- Greetings of the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Austria: Dan Ashbel
- Opening Lecture:
Encounter with History - Learning for the Future
Experiences and Observations from a Central European Point of View:
Ambassador Dr. Jiri Gruša, Former Czech ambassador to Germany and
Austria, Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Republic of Austria, Author
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| 20.00 | Dinner Buffet |
MONDAY, 3 July 2006 |
| 7.15 | Morning prayers |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| 9.00 | Introduction to the theme, setting the local context
Welcome by the President of the Austrian Co-ordinating Committee for Christian-Jewish Cooperation: Revd. Prof. Helmut Nausner |
| 9.15 | Plenary
Antisemitism and Christian-Jewish Relations in Vienna at the turn of the 19th to the 20th Century: Speaker to be named |
| 10.15 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45 | Plenary
Myths and Monuments
The Turkish siege of Vienna and its Contribution to present-day Austrian Identity: Speaker to be named
Islam in Austria
Prof. Anas Schakfeh, President of the Islamic Communities in Austria IGGÖ |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Departure of coaches |
| 15.15 | Guided walks through the City of Vienna
Christian-Jewish themes at St. Stephen"s Cathedral: Dr. Annemarie Fenzl, Archivist of the Archdiocese of Vienna
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| 17.00 | Judenplatz, medieval Jewish quarter, monument for the victims of the Shoah: Dr. Ariel Muzicant, President of the Jewish Community of Vienna |
| 18.00 | Visit of the Main Synagogue,Dr. Ariel Muzicant and Chief Rabbi Prof. Chaim Eisenberg
followed by Jewish Evening Service |
| 19.45 | Return to conference centre
or remain in Central Vienna for free evening |
| 20.15 | Supper at conference centre |
| 21.00 | Film: Visions of the Inferno, documentary of Slovak television about the paintings of Adolf Frankl, survivor of Auschwitz. Encounter with Adolf Frankl"s son Thomas Frankl |
TUESDAY, 4 July 2006 |
| 7.15 | Morning prayers |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| 9.15 | Plenary
Current Agenda of Christian-Jewish Dialogue Part I
How the State of Israel Affects Today"s Jewish-Christian Dialogue:
Presenters to be named |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 | Do Monuments Preserve Memory?: Prof. Dr Peter Gstettner, Educational Scholar, Board member of the Austrian Mauthausen Committee |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Departure for visits to selected sights of special interest
At each site there will be a period of Christian-Jewish Bible Study
- Jewish Community of Baden - Lately reconstructed synagogue destroyed in
1938: Mag. Thomas Schärf, President of the Jewish Community of Baden
- Central Cemetery - Christian graves at the Jewish section of the Central
Cemetery: Mag. Ruth Steiner, Board member of the Austrian Co-ordinating
Committee for Christian-Jewish Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Gerald Stourzh,
Historian
- Leopoldstadt - The traditional Jewish quarter of Vienna: Dr. Markus
Himmelbauer, Director of the Austrian Co-ordinating Committee for
Christian-Jewish Cooperation. Visit to the Liberal Jewish Community Or
Chadasch
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| 18.30 | Groups meet up in Klosterneuburg
Refreshments |
| 19.00 | Visit to the Verdun Altar (museum - example of medieval biblical typology):
Guide to be named
Reading of Psalms in the church |
| 20.00 | Buffet - Reception by the Abbot of the Canon-Monastery:
Prelate Mag. Bernhard Backovsky |
| 22.00 | Return to conference centre |
WEDNESDAY, 5 July 2006 |
| 7.15 | Morning Prayers |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| 8.45 | Departure of coaches |
| 9.30 | Visit to the Austrian Parliament
- National Fund of the Republic of Austria for the Victims of the Holocaust
- The Austrian Fund for Reconciliation, Peace and Cooperation
- Palais Epstein: The contribution of Jewish deputies to Austrian
parliamentarism
Presentation of the 2006 ICCJ International Sir Sigmund Sternberg Award to
Prof. Kurt Schubert
Laudatio: Prof. Dr Stefan Schreiner |
| 12.00 | Reception |
| 13.15 | Return to conference centre |
| 14.15 | Annual General Meeting "Friends and Sponsors of the Martin Buber House" |
| 14.30 | Plenary
Current Agenda of Christian-Jewish Dialogue Part II
The Evangelical Church in Austria 1938 to 2006: Its conversion from National Socialism to Christian-Jewish Relations: Prof. Dr. Michael Bünker, Member of the executive committee of the Evangelical Church in Austria
and
Workshop led by the ICCJ Women"s Council:
Christian, Muslim and Jewish Women in the New Europe: a new faith? |
| 16.00 | Coffee Break |
| 16.30 | Panel
Present Situation of Christian-Jewish Dialogue in Central Europe,
Speakers from Prague, Bratislava and Budapest to be named
Moderator: Prof. Dr Stefan Schreiner, Tübingen |
| 18.30 | Supper |
| 20.30 | Closing Event- Reflection on the conference-theme
- Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Co-ordinating Committee
of Jewish-Christian Cooperation-
- Exploring Memories through Art: Carolyn H. Manosevitz, Artist, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Witness of the Past: Synagogues and Cemeteries: Dr. Maroš Borsky,
Historian, Slovak Jewish Museum Bratislava
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THURSDAY, 6 July 2006 |
| 7.15 | Morning prayers |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| 9.15 | Annual General Meeting of the ICCJ |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Meeting of the ICCJ Executive Board |
All plenaries will be followed by discussion.
Programme details are subject to change. (Please find regularly updated version of the programme on the website of the Austrian Co-ordinating Committee for Christian Jewish Cooperation www.christenundjuden.org, go to -> Events)
1. Identities in a Changing World
is the theme of this year"s ICCJ Young Leadership Conference due to take place in Vienna, 3 - 8 July, almost parallel to the main conference. This will allow some input into the main conference from this vibrant multi-national group.
For details please contact:Lena Ohlsson (e-mail: oh2lena(at)yahoo.se )
2. Prior to the ICCJ-conference the "Centre for Dialogue and Prayer" at Oswiecim/Auschwitz offers a visit to the memorial place of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Thursday, 29 June to Saturday, 1 July 2006
For details please contact:Fr. Dr. Manfred Deselaers (E-Mail: manfred(at)centrum-dialogu.oswiecim.pl)
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