We’ve posted a number of Jewish heritage related events coming up in the next couple of weeks — some in person, some online, some hybrid.
Click the links to find further details — (and yes, we know there are other events going on, too….) You can see more events on our Calendar.
“Case di vita. Sinagoghe e cimiteri in Italia” — “Houses of Life: Synagogues and cemeteries in Italy”. Exhibition on synagogues and Jewish cemeteries in Italy.
An in-person conference sponsored by the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative ESJF, as part of the mandate of their EU grant. It focuses on the role of Public Authorities in the care and management of Jewish cemeteries.
A two-day event to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary, the masterpiece of prolific synagogue architect Lipot Baumhorn. The synagogue was inaugurated on May 19, 1903. There will be a talk about the synagogue’s history and architecture, and that of the Old Synagogue, and also other presentations, including about the noted rabbis Lipot and Immanual Löw, as well as a talk by the Szeged mayor about the synagogue’s role in the city.
May 21, Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London
As part of the year long celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Willesden Jewish Cemetery, this guided walk will tell the story of the establishment of the cemetery, highlighting the early years of the United Synagogue, the people who made it happen and their role in the community.
Licoricia of Winchester: Heritage and Memory of Medieval Anglo Jewry. A round-table discussion, plus optional walking tours through the “invisible” medieval Jewish history of Winchester. The event event focuses on Licoricia of Winchester and the heritage and memory of medieval Anglo-Jewry. The bronze statue of the remarkable Anglo-Jewish woman, Licoricia, was unveiled in Winchester in 2021. This is the most prominent heritage work carried out relating to medieval Anglo- Jewry.
May 23-24, online via Zoom and in-person at Bar Ilan University
The Turn of the 1990s and its Impact upon the Study of Jewish Cultures and Arts — A two-day colloquium organised by the Department of Jewish Art, Bar-Ilan University and the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Graz. JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber presents a keynote talk on May 23 — via Zoom, titled: From Creased Old Maps and Faded Photos to Web Sites, Database and Instagram: Changes since the Fall of Communism in how we seek, find, engage with, study, and learn from Jewish Heritage Sites
June 4, Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London
A main event marking the cemetery’s 150th anniversary
Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Daniella Grinberg to mark the 200th anniversary of the synagogue in the village of Kővágóörs, near the north shore of Hungary’s Lake Balaton. The exhibit runs until June 30.
See more events on our Calendar