Jewish Heritage Europe

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Feb
21
Thu
Esrat Nashim – women in the synagogue a matter of sanctity? @ Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg
Feb 21 – Feb 22 all-day

A workshop on Medieval Jewish history and traditions, focusing this year on the separation of women in the synagogue and the reasons for setting up separate sections for women.

It is organized by the Medieval Working Group in the Network  of Jewish Heritage and the City of Erfurt, in cooperation with the College of Jewish Studies, Heidelberg.

Seating is limited, and registration is requested by January 20.

 

On Feb. 21 there will be visits to:

The Old Synagogue in Worms and the Judenhof in Speyer

For further information contact: maria.stuerzebecher@erfurt.de

 

May
12
Sun
Jewish Traces in Franconia @ Judisches Museum Franken, Fürth
May 12 @ 14:00 – Sep 22 @ 14:00
Jewish Traces in Franconia @ Judisches Museum Franken, Fürth | Fürth | Bayern | Germany

An exhibition of photographs by Christian Schuster, focusing on the traces of Jewish (often rural) life in northern Bavaria’s Franconia region.

The opening ceremony is at 14:00 on May 12, 2019.

 

Jun
2
Sun
Guided tour @ Old Jewish Cemetery Frankfurt
Jun 2 @ 14:00 – 15:00

Guided tour (in German) of the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Frankfurt, organized by the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt.

The tree-shaded cemetery, established in 1828, is  located next to the Frankfurt main cemetery. There are more than 30,000 tombs from the 19th and 20th centuries. On some of the graves you will find famous names from Frankfurt’s city history, such as Oppenheim, Sonnemann, Rothschild and Pappenheim. 

Sign up at the email address above.

 

 

Mar
1
Sun
Devastated, Decayed, Revived – Former Synagogues in Poland and Ukraine @ Städtischen Galerie Haus Seel, Siegen
Mar 1 @ 16:00 – Mar 22 @ 18:00

And exhibition of photographs by Eva Maria Kraiss.

The exhibition is presented as part of the Week of Brotherhood 2020.

The opening is March 1 at 4 p.m. It will be open daily except Monday, from 2 – 6 p.m., and on Sundays also from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

See more details in the poster below:

 

Mar
4
Wed
Over the river. History of Jews on the Odra River @ Zielona Gora, Poland, Museum of the Lubusz Land
Mar 4 @ 17:00 – 19:00

Opening of the Polish-German exhibition  “Over the river. History of Jews on the Odra River,” co-organized by the Museum of the Lubusz Land and the German Cultural Forum of Central and Eastern Europe in Potsdam.

The exhibition is devoted to selected aspects of Jewish history on both sides of the Oder River — a borderland area that changed nationality for centuries, and which was a meeting place for the culture of German Jews and the culture of Polish Jews.

From the organizers:

In the nineteenth century, a growing wave of nationalism and anti-Semitism began to threaten the cultural diversity [of the region] and eventually it was destroyed by Nazism. After World War II, the border between Poland and Germany was marked on the Oder and Nysa Łużycka. After the expulsion and displacement of the German population, these lands became a new homeland for Poles. For a short time it seemed that Polish Jews survived the Holocaust survivors in Lower Silesia and Pomerania. Initially, tens of thousands of them settled here, but most of them left the area by the end of the 1960s. Over time, the thousand-year absence of Jews on the Oder fell into oblivion, and its traces blurred or were destroyed. The exhibition tries to save from oblivion and recall these traces.

 

The exhibition will continue until April 26, 2020.

Mar
23
Mon
Reusing Churches. New Perspectives in a European Comparison @ Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover
Mar 23 – Mar 25 all-day

Experts from Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Great Britain will meet for a Herrenhausen Symposium at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover to discuss the issue of reusing church buildings from a European comparative view. The intention is to develop new perspectives.

See details and program at web site

 

Reusing Churches. New Perspectives in a European Comparison @ Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover
Mar 23 – Mar 25 all-day

Experts from Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Great Britain will meet for a Herrenhausen Symposium at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover to discuss the issue of reusing church buildings for the first time from a European comparative view. The intention is to develop new perspectives.

The target audience are persons responsible in church, monument preservation and politics, academics, members of educational institutions and all those interested in the topic. The symposium addresses an expanded public, convinced that churches are public buildings that ultimately belong to the public. An important aspect of the symposium is the involvement of young scientists and young professionals as well as society stakeholders or volunteers that are active in this field.

The discussions have relevance also for the adaptive reuse of synagogue buildings.

Click here to see details and program

 

Jun
18
Thu
Jewish heritage tour @ Frankfurt/Main
Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 11:00

The walking tour, organized by “Frankfurt on Foot”,  includes a visit to the Medieval Cemetery which dates back to 1270 and the location of the historic Jewish ghetto.

Reservations mandatory — maximum 8 people.

The tour is in English.

Jun
28
Sun
Jewish heritage walking tour @ Duisburg, Germany
Jun 28 @ 14:45 – 16:30

 

Led by City archaeologist Dr. Kai Thomas Platz, the tour will take in the medieval synagogue site at the Old Market,  a former 19th-century prayer house at the Old University, the site of the synagogue on Junkernstrasse that was destroyed on Kristallnacht in 1938, and the modern synagogue, where Kirsten Spielmann from the Jewish community will show the group the prayer room.

The tour is part of the framework program for the special exhibition “Dispargum – royal seat, imperial palace, Hanseatic city” in the Museum of Culture and City History. 

The number of participants is limited to 25 people, so please register in advance, by phone at (0203) 283 2640 or by e-mail to ksm-service@stadt-duisburg.de. The full name and address must be given when registering, as the Jewish community needs this data in advance. During the tour, personal details will be compared with identity cards, so it is also mandatory to bring this with you.

Jul
6
Mon
Jewish life in Buchau @ meeting at Tourist Info office
Jul 6 @ 19:00 – 20:30

A guided tour highlighting Jewish history in Buchau, Germany, with a visit to the Jewish cemetery.

Participants are limited to10 people; registration is needed– sign up in person at the tourism office. Bring a mask for the indoor part of the tour.

 

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