The annual “Open Jewish Houses/Houses of Resistance” commemorative program takes place in a score of towns and cities around the Netherlands.
Storytellers, visitors and residents share stories in houses where Jews or members of the resistance lived and worked before, during and just after the Second World War.
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
A round-table discussion, plus optional walking tours through the “invisible” medieval Jewish history of Winchester. The Roundtable is free, the walking tours — at 10:30-11:30am or 11:30-12:30pm, cost £5.
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.
The event, through a walking tour (£5) and free round table discussion, will consider the achievements of the Licoricia project, and the challenges of creating heritage in the absence of the built heritage that directly reflects the presence of medieval Winchester Jewry. It will also consider the public and educational issues raised when dealing with questions such as the Jewish role in medieval finance and hostile representations of Jews from the period based on religious bigotry. Addressing the key aims of the Licoricia project, participants will explore the potential of such commemoration to consider the roots of prejudice and discrimination, using this to promote tolerance, diversity, and female empowerment.
Please note that if you wish to attend both the walking tour and the roundtable event, you will need to register for each event separately.
Click here for booking and other details
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
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
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
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
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.
JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber, the author of travel books and articles on Jewish heritage in Europe, will be in conversation — “A Journey between Islamic and Jewish Europe” — with the British Muslim writer Tharik Hussain, the author of travel literature on Islamic heritage in Europe, as part of a three day series of meetings called “Invitation to the Voyage.” The conversation will be led by Prof. Shaul Bassi.
The meetings are held in collaboration between the Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro and the Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, and on the occasion of the last days of the ‘Nicolò Manucci. the Marco Polo of India’ exhibition.
The venue is the drawing room of Palazzo Vendramin Grimani.
The meetings will be open to the public, free of charge upon reservation. Simultaneous translation into Italian will be available for each meeting.
Click here for full information and program and to reserve a place
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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