Jewish Heritage Europe

Calendar

Jun
1
Thu
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online
Jun 1 @ 17:15 – 18:45
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online | Leipzig | Sachsen | Germany

For German speakers, we want to highlight an upcoming lecture series about Jewish museums in Europe, held both digitally and at the Simon Dubnow Institute, each Thursday in June, with an introductory lecture on May 11.   (For digital events, you will find the access link on the Dubnow Institute homepage a few days before the event. Registration is not required.)

Talks focus on:

Why, when, where, and on behalf of whom is and was the exhibition of Jewish history regarded as relevant? What actors have supported the establishment of Jewish Museums, and who has tried to prevent them?

A focus will also lie on the manner in which Jewish history has been exhibited in the past and present, and how it could be exhibited in future: What narratives have exhibitions developed? What objects are regarded and conveyed as Jewish? What emphases are placed and what omissions have there been? What is the future of Jewish Museums?

Programm

11. Mai 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Emile Schrijver
Jüdische Museen in Europa – ein Überblick

1. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Hetty Berg
Jüdische Geschichte in Museen. Ein Erfahrungsbericht aus Amsterdam und Berlin

15. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, digital
Verena Kasper-Marienberg
Jüdische Ritualgegenstände in Museen – ein Vergleich zwischen Europa und den USA

22. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr digital
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Why Jewish Museums Matter. The Creation of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

29. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Vortragssaal im Grassi-Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig
Ein Jüdisches Museum für Sachsen?
Aufgaben – Inhalte – Objekte
Podiumsdiskussion mit Alina Gromova, Anselm Hartinger und Christina Ludwig
Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Jüdischen Woche Leipzig

 

Jun
4
Sun
Willesden Jewish cemetery 150th anniversary @ Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Jun 4 @ 14:00 – 16:00
Willesden Jewish cemetery 150th anniversary @ Willesden Jewish Cemetery | England | United Kingdom

The Willesden Jewish cemetery celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. 

This will be one of the main events.  The cemetery says:

View our new exhibition of archives in the Heritage Centre

• Have a look at the display in the historic grade II listed portico, highlighting some key stories of those buried here

• Enjoy the permanent exhibition and introductory film in the Heritage Centre

• Take a stroll in our transformed historic gardens with a new emphasis on biodiversity!

• Join us on a new free guided walk at 2.30 pm when we will reveal the early history of this unique Cemetery and the people behind its creation

This is a special occasion for our community to celebrate this important milestone. Throughout the afternoon our volunteers will be on hand to share their knowledge of Willesden Jewish Cemetery, Jewish traditions and culture.

 

Jun
8
Thu
200th anniversary Kővágóörs synagogue @ Erzsébetváros Jewish History Museum Csanyi 5
Jun 8 @ 18:00 – 19:30
200th anniversary Kővágóörs synagogue @ Erzsébetváros Jewish History Museum Csanyi 5 | Budapest | Hungary

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.

Long abandoned and ruined, the synagogue is now under the care of a foundation that purchased the building and is working  to restore it for use as both a synagogue and a cultural center. It already hosts cultural events there.

The Synagogue of Káli-valley Foundation (in Hungarian, Káli-medence Zsinagógája Alapítvány) officially acquired the building in October, 2020 after a year and a half of discussions, from a Canadian businessman of Hungarian origin, who had owned the synagogue since 2013.

 

Jun
15
Thu
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online
Jun 15 @ 17:15 – 18:45
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online | Leipzig | Sachsen | Germany

For German speakers, we want to highlight an upcoming lecture series about Jewish museums in Europe, held both digitally and at the Simon Dubnow Institute, each Thursday in June, with an introductory lecture on May 11.   (For digital events, you will find the access link on the Dubnow Institute homepage a few days before the event. Registration is not required.)

Talks focus on:

Why, when, where, and on behalf of whom is and was the exhibition of Jewish history regarded as relevant? What actors have supported the establishment of Jewish Museums, and who has tried to prevent them?

A focus will also lie on the manner in which Jewish history has been exhibited in the past and present, and how it could be exhibited in future: What narratives have exhibitions developed? What objects are regarded and conveyed as Jewish? What emphases are placed and what omissions have there been? What is the future of Jewish Museums?

Programm

11. Mai 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Emile Schrijver
Jüdische Museen in Europa – ein Überblick

1. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Hetty Berg
Jüdische Geschichte in Museen. Ein Erfahrungsbericht aus Amsterdam und Berlin

15. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, digital
Verena Kasper-Marienberg
Jüdische Ritualgegenstände in Museen – ein Vergleich zwischen Europa und den USA

22. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr digital
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Why Jewish Museums Matter. The Creation of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

29. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Vortragssaal im Grassi-Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig
Ein Jüdisches Museum für Sachsen?
Aufgaben – Inhalte – Objekte
Podiumsdiskussion mit Alina Gromova, Anselm Hartinger und Christina Ludwig
Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Jüdischen Woche Leipzig

 

Jun
22
Thu
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online
Jun 22 @ 17:15 – 18:45
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online | Leipzig | Sachsen | Germany

For German speakers, we want to highlight an upcoming lecture series about Jewish museums in Europe, held both digitally and at the Simon Dubnow Institute, each Thursday in June, with an introductory lecture on May 11.   (For digital events, you will find the access link on the Dubnow Institute homepage a few days before the event. Registration is not required.)

Talks focus on:

Why, when, where, and on behalf of whom is and was the exhibition of Jewish history regarded as relevant? What actors have supported the establishment of Jewish Museums, and who has tried to prevent them?

A focus will also lie on the manner in which Jewish history has been exhibited in the past and present, and how it could be exhibited in future: What narratives have exhibitions developed? What objects are regarded and conveyed as Jewish? What emphases are placed and what omissions have there been? What is the future of Jewish Museums?

Programm

11. Mai 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Emile Schrijver
Jüdische Museen in Europa – ein Überblick

1. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Hetty Berg
Jüdische Geschichte in Museen. Ein Erfahrungsbericht aus Amsterdam und Berlin

15. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, digital
Verena Kasper-Marienberg
Jüdische Ritualgegenstände in Museen – ein Vergleich zwischen Europa und den USA

22. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr digital
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Why Jewish Museums Matter. The Creation of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

29. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Vortragssaal im Grassi-Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig
Ein Jüdisches Museum für Sachsen?
Aufgaben – Inhalte – Objekte
Podiumsdiskussion mit Alina Gromova, Anselm Hartinger und Christina Ludwig
Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Jüdischen Woche Leipzig

 

Jun
29
Thu
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online
Jun 29 @ 17:15 – 18:45
Jewish museums: Foundation Histories and Current Positionings @ Simon Dubnow Institute and online | Leipzig | Sachsen | Germany

For German speakers, we want to highlight an upcoming lecture series about Jewish museums in Europe, held both digitally and at the Simon Dubnow Institute, each Thursday in June, with an introductory lecture on May 11.   (For digital events, you will find the access link on the Dubnow Institute homepage a few days before the event. Registration is not required.)

Talks focus on:

Why, when, where, and on behalf of whom is and was the exhibition of Jewish history regarded as relevant? What actors have supported the establishment of Jewish Museums, and who has tried to prevent them?

A focus will also lie on the manner in which Jewish history has been exhibited in the past and present, and how it could be exhibited in future: What narratives have exhibitions developed? What objects are regarded and conveyed as Jewish? What emphases are placed and what omissions have there been? What is the future of Jewish Museums?

Programm

11. Mai 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Emile Schrijver
Jüdische Museen in Europa – ein Überblick

1. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Dubnow-Institut
Hetty Berg
Jüdische Geschichte in Museen. Ein Erfahrungsbericht aus Amsterdam und Berlin

15. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, digital
Verena Kasper-Marienberg
Jüdische Ritualgegenstände in Museen – ein Vergleich zwischen Europa und den USA

22. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr digital
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Why Jewish Museums Matter. The Creation of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

29. Juni 2023, 17.15 Uhr, Vortragssaal im Grassi-Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig
Ein Jüdisches Museum für Sachsen?
Aufgaben – Inhalte – Objekte
Podiumsdiskussion mit Alina Gromova, Anselm Hartinger und Christina Ludwig
Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Jüdischen Woche Leipzig

 

Aug
4
Fri
𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫 (The Echo of the Synagogues) @ various synagogues
Aug 4 – Aug 8 all-day

This festival features concerts in the synagogues of five towns in western Romania:

The repertoire includes new compositions by the violinist and virtuoso Alexander Bălănescu, who also will perform.

PROGRAM:

Bălănescu’s Quartet & Emanuel Pusztai 🎻🎶
🕍 Monday, September 4th, at 7 PM | Neolog Synagogue in Arad
🕍 Tuesday, September 5th, at 7 PM | Cetate Synagogue in Timișoara
𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚̆𝐥𝐚̆𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮 (violin), 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 (violoncello) and Emanuel Pusztai (voice) 🎻🎶
🕍 Wednesday, September 6th, at 7 PM | Reșița’s Synagogue
🕍 Thursday, September 7th, at 5 PM | “Beit El” Synagogue in Caransebeș
🕍 Thursday, September 7th, at 8:30 PM | Neolog Synagogue in Lugoj
📌 Admission to the concerts is free, and no prior registration is required.
 
The festival is a project of the Pantograf Association, and a continuation of its previous programs  – Sound of Synagogues, Rhapsodies on Romanian Themes, and Synagogue Stories – “which aimed to document the stories of synagogues, raise awareness about the importance of these places of worship, and integrate them into a regional and national circuit by creating a connection between material and immaterial heritage.”
 
It is part of the national cultural programme “Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023” and is funded through the Grow Timișoara 2023 programme, implemented by the Center for Projects Timișoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture. It also falls under the umbrella of the European Days of Jewish Culture (EDJC).
 
Arad, Romania. Inner dome of the Neolog Synagogue
Aug
11
Fri
Alba Iulia Jewish Cemetery final event @ Marè Yehezkel Synagogue, Alba Iulia
Aug 11 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Alba Iulia Jewish Cemetery final event @ Marè Yehezkel Synagogue, Alba Iulia | Alba Iulia | Județul Alba | Romania

Closing event of the conservation and restoration camps held this year in the Jewish Cemetery of Alba Iolia, as part of the project Conservation and restoration of the monumental funeral stones of the Jewish cemetery in Alba Iulia.

 

Aug
13
Sun
Czech Republic Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic
Aug 13 all-day
Czech Republic Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic | Czechia

The annual Day of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic, sponsored by the Prague Jewish Community, the Federation of Jewish Communities and others.

Click to see the preliminary program

 

 

Feb
18
Sun
Open Day Merthyr Tydfil @ Theatre Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Feb 18 @ 10:00 – 15:30
Open Day Merthyr Tydfil @ Theatre Soar, Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | United Kingdom

Open Day to share plans for Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre in Merthyr Tydfil.

The public is invited to explore Merthyr Tydfil’s historic synagogue and help shape plans to create a Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre.

There will be tours of the synagogue throughout the day, along with music from a Welsh klezmer band and a talk on the history of Merthyr’s once-thriving
Jewish community.

The project team will be on hand to find out what local people think of the plans for the future of the building, and record their memories of its past life.

Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue was built in the 1870s and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue surviving in Wales. After the congregation left in 1983, its condition deteriorated. The Foundation for Jewish Heritage purchased it in 2019 and the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, visited in 2021. The following year, the Foundation secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Welsh government and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to develop the plans.

 

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