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Tragic saga of the Holocaust in Ukraine, from Buczacz through Byela Tskerkov to Odessa..
The final end of operation BARBAROSSA.
Terezin โ€“ Berlin 2018.
How do we explain genocide? – Berlin, 2018.
What has to happen for a murderer to be accepted?
At the second Russian Jewish Congress End October 2018.

Xenophobic: What does it mean? Berlin 2018.

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โ€“ A Traveling Tombstone โ€“

A Traveling Tombstone: Project in Short

Why is there a Traveling Tombstone in Memory of the Holocaust Historian Paul A. Levine?

Why Amsterdam? Why The Hague?

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โ€“ “A Traveling Tombstone” on the Voyage โ€“

“Tevat Paul”

A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the sculpture โ€œTevat Paulโ€ in memory of Paul A. Levine โ€” isโ€ฆ

“Tevat Paul” in Montreal

The meeting with Professor Frank Chalk, in Montreal QC, Canada and my introduction of the projectโ€ฆ

“BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL”

A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the sculpture โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€ in memory of Paul A. Levine โ€”โ€ฆ

“PILPAUL”

โ€œPILPAULโ€ โ€” the sculpture No. 3 of the series is looking for support. This fundraiser aimsโ€ฆ

Yours,
Elena Medvedev

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โ€“โ€“ Some unique recordings with Paul A. Levine โ€“โ€“

At the second Russian Jewish Congress End October 2018.
How do we explain genocide? Berlin 2018.

What has to happen for a murderer to be accepted? Summer Berlin 2018
Xenophobic: What does it mean? Berlin 2018.

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A Traveling Sculpture-Trio in memory of Paul A. Levine: Introduction

Why is there a Traveling Tombstone in Memory of the Holocaust Historian Paul A. Levine?

Why Amsterdam? Why The Hague?

Invite our Traveling Exhibition  (CONTACT ๐Ÿ“ฉ)  to your institution and

Support the project “A Traveling Tombstone” direct:

๐Ÿค DONATE NOW

Yours,
Elena Medvedev

P.S.: Read more about the project “A Traveling Tombstone”:

Remembering Paul Levine

Paul A. Levineโ€™s life ended, as he might have predicted, in contradiction. A devoted Hegelian, heโ€ฆ

Together, We Made Silence Speak

Skillfully reducing a two-historian request to a one-historian response by casually brushing aside the fact thatโ€ฆ

The Secret That Everyone Knows

Skillfully reducing a two-historian request to a one-historian response by casually brushing aside the fact thatโ€ฆ

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“RESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY”

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Dedicated to the fourth day of mourning for Paul A. Levine

Four years have passed since Paul’s death (October 28, 2019) and in this context I would like to summarize some of the results of the Initiative’s activities.

The PILPAUL sculpture, the third work by Berlin sculptor Robert Schmidt-Matt in the series โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€in memory of Paul A. Levine, will be acquired in full by the end of 2023. This was made possible by private donations from Sandra Skala, Igor Plotnik, Tatiana and Roman Medvedev and several others who did not wish to be named. My heartfelt thanks go to all of you!

In August-September 2023, the Initiative presented all three sculptures in an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Sans TitrePotsdam, whereโ€““for many reasons and all manner of emotions”, as Paul might have said โ€“the project generated great interest among guests and visitors.

A series of postcards was also published for this event, showing all three sculptures in different phases of their creation.

In May 2023, one of the sculptures, Tevat Paul, had its spring photoshoot in Amsterdam & The Hague with some promising results.

The initiative invited Uppsala University to place a plaque in honor of historian Paul A. Levine on the walls of The Hugo Valentine Center, where Paul was a co-founder and, as one of its director, successfully championed the development of this institute for decades. Negotiations with the Uppsala University on this issue are ongoing. 

You can find our short films on these and other topics in the website’s video library.

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“Tevat Paul” in Montreal

The meeting with Professor Frank Chalk, in Montreal QC, Canada and my introduction of the projectโ€ฆ

“BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL”

A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the sculpture โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€ in memory of Paul A. Levine โ€”โ€ฆ

A Traveling Tombstone in Potsdam

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โ€“โ€“ At the Exhibition in “Kunsthaus Sans Titre” โ€“โ€“

as part of the Museum Barberini’s “Holland in Potsdam” project.

Dear friends, 

Today, I am thrilled to announce the exhibition in Kunsthaus Sans Titre, Potsdam, where A Traveling Tombstone project in memory of Paul A. Levine celebrates its premiere. 

This event features work by Robert Schmidt-Matt and Gerard Janssen: pictures and sculptures on paper and in stone.

sans titre e.V., Franzรถsische Str. 18, 14467 Potsdam
Open:
20.8. – 24.9.2023
Wed – Sun 2pm – 6pm

Please, see the following shorts about the project and
Join us during this time and encourage your friends to do so as well:

Announcing the Exhibition

A Traveling Trio: Introduction

Why is there a Traveling Tombstone in Memory of the Holocaust Historian Paul A. Levine?

Why Amsterdam? Why The Hague?

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Elena Medvedev

P.S.: Read more about the project “A Traveling Tombstone”:

“Respect-Like Disrespect”

Skillfully reducing a two-historian request to a one-historian response by casually brushing aside the fact thatโ€ฆ

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A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ Videos

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โ€“โ€“ Many Questions & A Few Impressions โ€“โ€“

A Traveling Trio: The Traveling Exhibition.

Why is there a Traveling Tombstone in Memory of the Holocaust Historian Paul A. Levine?

How does the Traveling Tombstone Trio look like?

“Tevat Paul” : Visiting New York City, Brooklyn, Emerson NJ, Rutgers University.

Why Amsterdam? Why The Hague? A Traveling Tombstone in memory of Paul A. Levine visits Netherlands.

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Yours,
Elena Medvedev

P.S.: Read more about the project “A Traveling Tombstone”:

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“Tevat Paul” visits Amsterdam & The Hague

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The first week of May 2023, the Traveling Tombstone, Tevat Paul, visited Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands. It was a wonderful short excursion during which the first sculpture of the series posed in a few places, and for a good reason: preparations for an exhibition later this year.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ in Amsterdam. Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.
Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY – Paul A. Levineโ€.

A few shots also expose a golden scar on one of six sculptureโ€™s diabas-facets created as result of its unfortunate fall while travelling in the US in April 2022.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ visits Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.

“Read the story: “Tevat Paul receives the Golden Scare”.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ visits The Haague, Netherlands. Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.


โ€ฆAnd most importantly, we are continuing and meeting new and old friends. I sincerely thank all those who have provided and are providing all kinds of support.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ visits Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.

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Elena Medvedev

P.S.: Read more about the project “A Traveling Tombstone”:

Tacheles in MOSCOW

In his powerful final speech delivered directly from the congress floor (RJC, in 2018), historian Paul A. Levine addressed issues of internationalization of the Holocaust education, ignorance in education and leadership of the US…

4th JULY

Paul A. Levine โ€“ born in the USA, buried in Berlin…

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American-Swedish historian Paul A. Levine answers questions on the Holocaust and Genocide…

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Jeweled with a Golden Scar

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“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.”
โ€“ Shane Koyczan

Although in our case we had to collect pieces not of the heart, but of sculpture, the muse was most supportive this time as well.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ & a broken piece.

As you may remember, Tevat Paul performed spectacularly in its journey across the North American continent in the Spring of 2022. The only blot on the landscape: it broke, due to a fall when visiting Cambridge MA, one day before Pesach. ย 

After splitting one of its โ€œshouldersโ€, Tevat Paul continued traveling to NYC, Montreal and back to Berlinโ€“partly broken, nevertheless successful.ย 

At home, Tevat Paul had to spend several days at the sculptor’s atelier in Berlin Kreuzbergโ€“the place of its creationโ€“for a very special treatment, Kintsugi, thoughtfully prepared to both heal and refine its fracture. With the Kintsugi technique, gold is used to attach the broken parts by creating a gold connection that highlights the blemish.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ jeweled with a golden scar, Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.

It was my cousin Michelle, a social worker in Lynn, Massachusetts, who introduced me to the Kintsugi method, and I am very grateful to her for this truly wonderful idea for the restoration of Tevat Paul. Michelleโ€™s idea of using the traditional Japanese art of pottery restoration, combined with talent, care and love, turned in the sculptor’s hands into a golden scar on the stone.

Since then, our hexahedral โ€œtraveling heroโ€, Tevat Paul, is whole again, jeweled with a golden scar.

A Traveling Tombstone โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ jeweled with a golden scar, Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.

Invite our Traveling Exhibition  @CONTACT ๐Ÿ“ฉ to your institution and

Support the project A Traveling Tombstone direct:

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Yours,
Elena Medvedev

P. S.: Read more about the project “A Traveling Tombstone”:

IN SHORT ON YOUTUBE

Watch some unique recordings with the Holocaust Historian Paul A. Levine…

“RESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY”

The exhibition in Kunsthaus Sans Titre, Potsdam, shows A Traveling Tombstone project in memory of Paul A. Levine, where it celebrates its premiere…

A Traveling Tombstone in Potsdam

The exhibition in Kunsthaus Sans Titre, Potsdam, shows A Traveling Tombstone project in memory of Paul A. Levine, where it celebrates its premiere…

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“PILPAUL”

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โ€” the sculpture No. 3 is looking for support

PILPAUL
Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Basalt, 45 x 42 x 34 cm.

The naturally formed hexagonal basalt disk that exposes wheels within a wheel, which are inseparable parts of the same stone piece, should become the third sculpture in the planed series A Traveling Stone.

"PILPAUL" โ€“ A Traveling Tombstone Project
PILPAUL
"TEVAT PAUL" โ€“ A Traveling Tombstone Project
TEVAT PAUL
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt.
BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL

Our goal

We aim to present the Traveling Tombstone series as a piece of art and a concept in different places, to visit our partners, to find new friends and further support.

YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL

Invite our Traveling Exhibition  @CONTACT ๐Ÿ“ฉ to your institution and

Support the project A Traveling Tombstone direct:

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Yours,
Elena Medvedev

P. S.: Read more about theย project โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€:

“Tevat Paul” visits Amsterdam & The Hague

The first week of May 2023, the Traveling Tombstone, Tevat Paul, visited Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands. It was a wonderful short excursion during which the first sculpture of the series posed in a few places, and for a good reason: preparations for an exhibition later this year. A few shots also expose a goldenโ€ฆ

Jeweled with a Golden Scar

“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” โ€“ Shane Koyczan Although in our case we had to collect pieces not of the heart, but of sculpture, the muse was most supportive this time as well. As you may remember, Tevat Paul performed spectacularly in its journey across the North American continent inโ€ฆ

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“BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL”

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โ€” the sculpture No. 2 in the series A Traveling Tombstone

โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.

On 28. October 2022, there will be the third anniversary of the death of outstanding historian Paul A. Levine. Therefore, I am especially grateful to present the next stone in the series A Traveling Tombstone dedicated to him.

โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.

Entering History, Paul A. Levineโ€”historian, author, and teacherโ€”left behind outstanding work and his unique archive with several unfinished writings, enriching lectures, and other important materials, as well as an epitaph for his headstone: โ€œResponsible Irresponsibilityโ€. Because of Levineโ€™s headstone-less burial place, the project A Traveling Tombstone was started to commemorate his legacy. (Read more about the project A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the idea.)

The first sculpture in the series, Tevat Paul, is followed now by the next one, named โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€ (Together we will not fall). The new sculpture is a true masterpiece, created by the sculptor Robert Schmidt-Matt in his quiet Innenhof-Dachboden studio, in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The presented piece of art is conceived and created with the remarkably unique Jerusalem stone. The historianโ€™s epitaph and his nameโ€”RESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levine 1956-2019โ€”are carved into the sculptureโ€™s stone.

Overwhelmed with feelings of joy and sadness, I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the participants, to everyone who supported me and this project with their ideas, words, and deeds.

A few more words about the name BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL: we owe it to Paz Einat, a molecular biologist and chess problem author from Israel. BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL (ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืœื ื ื™ืคื•ืœ) means in Hebrew โ€œtogether we will not fallโ€, with a word-play on Paul’s name: BEYAHAD LO NI-PAUL instead of LO NIPOL: the Hebrew word (ni)POL is spelled the same as the name Paul. โ€œThere are various slogans around this one, meaning: together we standโ€, suggests Paz Einat; โ€œmaybe the one related to Masada is the closest. Although it doesnโ€™t have the word โ€˜togetherโ€™-ืฉื ื™ืช ืžืฆื“ื” ืœื ืชื™ืคื•ืœ โ€“ the exact meaning is: Masada will not fall a second time. And it broadly refers to the state of Israel โ€“ it will not fall againโ€.

And so, Levine’s work continues. (Read more about the Initiative Paul A. Levine Library) The memory of Paul A. Levin lives on in the hearts of many (join our fb group).

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Elena Medvedev

โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Perspective: From Above
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm. Engraved: โ€œRESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY Paul A. Levineโ€.
โ€œBEYAHAD LO NI-PAULโ€œ; series: โ€œA Traveling Tombstoneโ€; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Jerusalem Limestone, 23 x 23 x 23 cm

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“Tevat Paul”

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โ€” the sculpture No. 1 in the series A Traveling Tombstone

โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Diabas, 10 x 10 x 12 cm. Engraved: โ€œResponsible irresponsibility – Paul A. Levineโ€. Photo credits: Ronen Khazin.

The sculpture bears the Hebrew name Tevat Paul (ืชื™ื‘ืช ืคื•ืœ โ€“ Ark Paul) and is a memorial stone that can be placed anywhere, consisting of two inseparable parts.

โ€œTevat Paulโ€œ; Sculptor: Robert Schmidt-Matt. Material: Diabas,
10 x 10 x 12 cm. Engraved: โ€œResponsible irresponsibility – Paul A. Levineโ€. Photo credits: Ronen Khazin.

In this way, the Jewish culture of remembrance is linked, which enables a separation of location-specificity: indeed, if a homeland can travel as a concept, then a tombstone can, under certain circumstances, also travel.

In Spring 2022, the traveling tombstone Tevat Paul was on its way traveling; and it had an interesting route to explore and people to meet.

A Traveling Tombstone Tevat Paul on board. March, 2022.

Our goal is to present the Traveling Tombstone series as a piece of art and a concept in different places, to visit our partners, to find new friends and further support.

Invite our Traveling Exhibition  @CONTACT ๐Ÿ“ฉ to your institution and

Support the project A Traveling Tombstone direct:

๐Ÿค DONATE NOW

Yours,
Elena Medvedev

A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the project

Along with sculptor Robert Schmidt-Matt, we are launching the Traveling Tombstone project, a natural stone sculpture series commemorating the Holocaust historian Paul A. Levine, with his epitaph carved into it: “RESPONSIBLE IRRESPONSIBILITY. PAUL A. LEVINE” Why A Traveling Tombstone for Paul Levine? โ€“ Because the burial site for historian Paul A. Levine is a collectiveโ€ฆ

A Traveling Tombstone

A Traveling Tombstone โ€“ the sculpture series in memory of Paul A. Levine โ€” a project in collaboration with sculptor Robert Schmidt-Matt and the initiative โ€œPaul A. Levine Libraryโ€…

“Tell Ye Your Children” is 25

โ€œTell Ye Your Childrenโ€ฆโ€ presents the history of the Holocaust with a linguistic precision and empathetic pedagogic presentation, which made it โ€œuseableโ€ for a quite diverse readership. This appreciation was much enhanced by the โ€œencyclopedia-styleโ€ format and expert graphics. It is not a publication intended to be read โ€œcover- to-coverโ€ in one sitting, though ofโ€ฆ

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