The exhibition \"Traces of Memory\" in Chicago (Richard J. Daley Library) at UIC.

The exhibition "Traces of Memory", of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow is currently available to see in the Richard J. Daley Library at UIC. This is a joint effort of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago, the Galicia Jewish Museum, the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Slavic & Baltic Languages & Literatures, the UIC Fund for Polish-Jewish Studies, the Richard J. Daley Library and Michael Traison Fund for Poland.

The opening event consisted of welcoming of the guests by Prof. Karen Underhill of UIC, introductory remarks on behalf of the Polish Consul General in Chicago, a lecture by Jakub Nowakowski, Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum and concluding remarks by Michael Traison. In his key-note speech, Jakub Nowakowski gave a wide and factually-rich historical and sociological context regarding this exhibit and other activities of the Galicia Museum.

The Traces of Memory collection features photographs by the late British photojournalist Chris Schwarz and texts by Prof. Jonathan Webber. The photographs show the images of a thousand year old history of Jews on Polish soil. These include synagogues, buildings, cemeteries, religious symbols, very often destroyed and deserted. A separate part contains images of the Holocaust. More contemporary parts of the exhibition present preserving the memory of the past and the modern revival of Jewish culture in Poland.

The exhibition will remain in its current location until the end of January 2014.