Friends of Youth Association: International tolerance day
English
International tolerance days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems and to celebrate and reinforce the achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations on 16 November 1996.
The closing ceremony was held in the Synagogue in Maribor, announcing the winners of the competition »100 People 100 Miracles«, which has been performed for the tenth consecutive year at the Friends of Youth Association of Maribor. This year’s competition was held on the topic Jews are, and the best authors will take part in a two-day trip to Poland with a tour of Krakow and Auschwitz concentration camp. At the closing event, we watched a short documentary, Surviving in Sarajevo, Talking about the Coexistence of Jews, Muslims, and Catholics, Listened to the Vice President of the Jewish Community of Slovenia, dr. Igor Vojtic and tasted fantastic sweets made according to Jewish recipes. They were 295 entries, and the winning slogan came from Maša Petrič and Nika Goričan »Life is not a fist, it is an open hand, waiting to be submitted to another.«
ZPM is the abbreviation for Zveza prijateljev mladine and it means Friends of Youth Association (FYA). It is a non-governmental, voluntary, humanitarian and non-profitable organisation. Its basic goal is to raise quality of children, youth and family life, to protect their respective interests and needs as well as their rights. The Association was founded in 1953 and during this time it has become an indispensable part of the contemporary civil society. It deals with social issues, which concern children, youth and families. The basic FYA activities are founded on voluntary efforts and friendly interpersonal relations.
Slovenian
Ob Mednarodnem dnevu strpnosti, kot je 16. november razglasila Generalna skupščina Združenih narodov leta 1996, je v Sinagogi v Mariboru potekala zaključna prireditev, kjer so razglasili nagrajence natečaja 100 ljudi 100 čudi, ki ga izvajajo že deseto leto zapored pri Zvezi prijateljev mladine Maribor. Letošnji natečaj je potekal na temo Judje so (l)judje, avtorji najboljših pa se bodo udeležili dvodnevnega izleta na Poljsko z ogledom Krakowa in koncentracijskega taborišča v Auschwitzu.
Ob zaključni prireditvi smo si ogledali kratek dokumentaren film, Preživeti v Sarajevu, ki govori o sožitju judov, muslimanov in katoličanov, prisluhnili podpredsedniku Judovske skupnosti Slovenije dr. Igorju Vojticu ter okusili fantastične slaščice, narejene po judovskih receptih. Na podelitvi so izbrali in nagradili pet najboljših sloganov od 295 prispelih. Peto mesto je tako pripadlo Vidu Žvanu in sloganu »Sovraštvo je ustvarilo veliko problemov tega sveta. Še vedno pa čakamo, da kakšnega reši.«, Nastji Lasbaher s sloganom »Naj bo človek človeku Človek« je pripadlo četrto mesto, tretje pa Mitji Košniku, ki je delil misel »Vse, kar je potrebno, da zlobnim uspe je, da dobri ne naredijo ničesar.« Jelena Majkić je dosegla drugo mesto s sloganom, ki pravi: »Ne sovraži tistega, česar ne razumeš.«, prvo mesto in zmagovalen slogan natečaja 100 ljudi 100 čudi pa je letos pripadal Maši Petrič in Niki Goričan ter sloganu »Življenje ni pest, je odprta roka, ki čaka, da se poda drugemu.«
