
Bardejov, Slovak Republic Mayor Boris Hanuscak shakes hands with Commission Chair Lesley Weiss
and Member Emil Fish at the dedication June 24, 2014 of a major memorial to the 3,262 Jews of the
city and the surrounding area murdered in the Holocaust. Fish was responsible for building the memorial
with the encouragement and support of the Commission through the Bardejov Jewish Preservation
Committee that he founded. A native of Bardejov, he was imprisoned at the
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany before emigrating to the United States.
News Reports
Report on the Bardejov Holocaust Memorial Dedication, June 24, 2014
Link to Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee
Remarks of Chairwoman Lesley Weiss Dedication, June 24, 2014