Eugen Bárkány (1885–1967) was a civil engineer and successful entrepreneur during the interwar period – and passionate collector in Eastern Slovakia. In 1928, he became a director of the Slovakia´s first Jewish museum in Prešov, which was a private initiative of the Jewish museum association, which Bárkány chaired. The museum assembled a remarkable collection, which survived the war and from 1952–1993 was stored at the State Jewish Museum in Prague, before it was returned to the Jewish Community of Prešov.

The Museum’s director Maroš Borský will give an overview of Bárkány’s remarkable life, the collection he built, and its future. He will also discuss current synagogue restoration projects in Slovakia and major achievements of the past decade

Admission:.

LBI/CJH/Partner Members, Students, Seniors: $5
General: $10

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Presented by the Center for Jewish History

Co-sponsors:

Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in New York
Jewish Cultural Institute, Bratislava
Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews, New York