Festival Matrioshka presents MAZAL TOV!
Košice had before Second World War significant Jewish community. Jews accounted for almost a fifth of the population of Košice and contributed significantly to the development of the city. Holocaust and the subsequent Communist dictatorship led to marginalization and oppression of the Jewish minority and its culture. Majority of today’s society has a little information about the traditions and culture of the Jews, and the one available to them are often marked with misconceptions and prejudices. Jewish customs and traditions are even today shrouded in mystery, and this ignorance is providing a space for distrust, intolerance and xenophobia. Festival of Jewish Culture MAZAL TOV! wants to fill in this information vacuum and introduce the values of Jewish culture to the general public. We believe that art is the ideal medium for strengthening the understanding between the peoples of our city.
Our constant endeavour can be found at www.mazaltov.sk or on our facebook page Mazal Tov! .