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The event took place during the official visit to Yad Vashem by Croatian President H.E. Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović who toured the Holocaust History Museum, visited the Visual Center, participated in a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance, visited the Children’s Memorial and signed the Yad Vashem Guest Book.

Following the signing of the Guest Book, a joint declaration on Holocaust commemoration and education between Yad Vashem and Croatia was signed. After the

signing, a special symposium on “Holocaust Memory in Film” took place in cooperation with the Embassy of Croatia. Film producer and Holocaust survivor Branko Lustig, Croatian President H.E. Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev will speak at the event. Liat Benhabib, Director of the Visual Center will also present a lecture on “Reflections: Holocaust Memory in Film.”

Lustig also visited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Branko Lustig was born in Osijek, Croatia to a Jewish family. During WWII, he was imprisoned in Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen for two years. After liberation he was reunited with his mother. The majority of his family members were killed in the death camps. A renowned film producer based in Croatia and Hollywood, Lustig has produced many prominent films and mini-series and won a number of prestigious awards, including two Oscars (Schindler’s List and Gladiator).