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Welcome to the Remembering Hilda Dajč 2026 Awards Ceremony

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Welcome to the 5th annual Remembering Hilda Dajč 2026 Awards ceremony

Please join us for the 5th annual Remembering Hilda Dajč 2026 Awards Ceremony.
It will take place on Thursday, May 7, from 18:00-19:00 CET, at the University Library “Svetozar Marković” in Belgrade. (Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 71)

This year, we are hosting a streamlined 60-minute ceremony dedicated entirely to our nominees and their contributions. By keeping introductory remarks to a minimum, we’re prioritizing the stories and work that define this award.

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Nominees in the category of Outstanding Contribution to the Culture of Remembrance:

European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture ERIAC Serbia (Belgrade),
for the exhibition “Combing Through Time: Unraveling the Hidden Histories of the Genocide against the Roma”

Biljana Marcojević (Belgrade), curator at the Museum of Genocide Victims,
for the exhibition “War Heroines”

Radovan Sremac (Šid), curator at the Museum of Naive Art “Ilijanum”,
for the book about Rahela Ferrari “Rahela”

Saša Rakezić (Aleksandar Zograf), graphic novel author,
for the graphic novel “Hilda Dajč’s Letters”

Nominees for the Youth Award for Civic Responsibility and Social Awareness:

UNSS – Union of High School Students of Serbia,
for the “The School Crisis Traffic Light” project

Girl’s Center (Niš)
for the book “How to Make Learning Philosophy Fair? Principles of Feminist-Reconstructed Philosophy Teaching”

Jury

  • Last year’s award recipients: the architect Stefan Slavić, the authors Mirjana Belić Koročkin Davidović and Radivoje Davidović, and the Students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.​
  • Guest jury members: Jelena Mijović, dramaturgist, and Filip Ejdus, Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.
  • Also serving on the jury is Marija Vasić, Professor of Sociology at the “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Grammar School in Novi Sad; as a 2024 laureate, she joins this year’s panel after being unable to participate last year.
  • Representing the Award’s Board of Directors is Nenad Lajbenšperger, a historian at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Serbia.

The International Hilda Dajč Digital Holocaust Memory Award

We are particularly pleased to announce a significant new development! In collaboration with the Landecker Digital Memory Lab (LDML) at the University of Sussex (UK), alongside several leading international institutions, we are establishing The International Hilda Dajč Digital Holocaust Memory Award. Starting in 2027, this award will be adjudicated by an international jury.

Joining us for the ceremony will be Professor Victoria Walden, Director of the LDML, as well as participants of the LDML Design Sprint organized by the Landecker Digital Memory Lab, in partnership with Terraforming.

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