Minister Marinček Addresses Participants in Symposium on Jewish Communities

Maribor, 16 October - SYMPOSIUM/JEWISH/COMMUNITIES
A three-day international symposium titled "Medieval Jewish Communities in Central Europe and Their Cultural Heritage" started in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia, on Thursday evening under the auspices of Council of Europe Secretary General Daniel Tarschys. 23 foreign experts form Europe and Israel plus representatives of the World Jewish Congress and the U.S. Commission for Preservation of American Cultural Heritage Abroad were addressed by Slovenia's Minister of Science and Technology Lojze Marinček. Present at the opening ceremony was also Slovene President Milan Kučan.