Jewish Heritage Europe

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Jewish Heritage of Bas-Rhin 17:00
Jewish Heritage of Bas-Rhin @ Synagogue Obernai
May 5 @ 17:00 – 21:00
  Opening of a exhibit of photographs by Pavlina Scherrer of the Jewish heritage in the Bas-Rhin department of Alsace, France. The opening will be followed by a concert.  
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Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation
Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation @ Venice
May 8 – Sep 29 all-day
Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation @ Venice  | Venezia | Veneto | Italy
  Edmund de Waal is creating a major new two-part exhibition to be displayed in the 500-year-old Jewish Ghetto in Venice, coinciding with the opening of the 58th Biennale. The first part is located in the spaces surrounding the Canton ... continue reading →
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Jewish & Christian Medieval Barcelona 17:00
Jewish & Christian Medieval Barcelona @ Barcelona, Basílica dels Sants Màrtirs Just i Pastor
May 11 @ 17:00 – 19:00
“History of Two Cities” Walking tour through Jewish and Christian Medieval Barcelona. For reservations contact: visitsantjust@gmail.com
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Jewish Traces in Franconia 14:00
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.  
Clean-up
Clean-up @ Rohatyn Old Jewish Cemetery
May 12 – May 14 all-day
Rohatyn Jewish Heritage’s first project for 2019 will be three days of cutting and clearing at the old Jewish cemetery of Rohatyn. Joining in will be personnel from Dr. Caroline Colls Archaeology team from Staffordshire University (Great Britain), as well ... continue reading →
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Edmund de Waal lecture on Venice Ghetto 19:00
Edmund de Waal lecture on Venice Ghetto @ London Royal Geographical Society
May 14 @ 19:00 – 21:00
Edmund de Waal lecture on Venice Ghetto @ London Royal Geographical Society | England | United Kingdom
In the Venice ghetto In the 2019 Kirker lecture, given in aid of Venice in Peril, Edmund de Waal considers the Venice Ghetto as a place which is simultaneously at the margins of the city whilst also being at the ... continue reading →
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Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter 16:00
Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter @ Lviv Historical Museum
May 16 @ 16:00 – Jul 16 @ 18:00
Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter @ Lviv Historical Museum | L'viv | L'vivs'ka oblast | Ukraine
A multi-media exhibit at the at the Lviv Historical Museum (Market Square 6). The opening is a 16:00 on May 16. There is an outdoor part and also an indoor multimedia installation that showcases Jewish life in Lviv and region ... continue reading →
The Memorialisation of the Jewish Heritage in Contemporary Poland: the Case of Łódź 13:00
The Memorialisation of the Jewish Heritage in Contemporary Poland: the Case of Łódź @ Cambridge Heritage Research Centre
May 16 @ 13:00 – 14:00
The Memorialisation of the Jewish Heritage in Contemporary Poland: the Case of Łódź @ Cambridge Heritage Research Centre | England | United Kingdom
Lecture by Joanna Beata Michlic. Since the fall of Communism, Łódź, the third-largest city of Poland, has embarked on a process of cultural reorientation. This process aims at reshaping it into a forward-looking twenty-first century European city. A close look ... continue reading →
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Guides training seminar on Polish Hasidism
Guides training seminar on Polish Hasidism @ Lublin
May 19 – May 24 all-day
At Lag B’Omer, a training seminar for tour guides on Hasidic history and heritage will be held — in English, sponsored by several institutions and organizations in cooperation with local Jewish bodies and Bar Ilan University. The aims are:  to ... continue reading →
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“In the shadow of empires: Architecture of the Synagogues of Eastern and Central Europe” 18:30
“In the shadow of empires: Architecture of the Synagogues of Eastern and Central Europe” @ Center for Urban History, Lviv
May 23 @ 18:30 – 19:30
"In the shadow of empires: Architecture of the Synagogues of Eastern and Central Europe" @ Center for Urban History, Lviv | L'viv | L'vivs'ka oblast | Ukraine
Presentation of the books:  “In the Shadow of Empires: Synagogue Architecture in East Central Europe”, by Sergey Kravtsov, with preface by Ilia Rodov (Weimar: Grünberg Verlag, 2018) and “Ukrainian and Jewish Artists of Lemberg/Lwów/Lviv: From Ausgleich to the Holocaust” Sergey R. Kravtsov, ... continue reading →
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Inheritance Day 10:00
Inheritance Day @ Willesden Jewish Cemetery
May 26 @ 10:00 – 15:00
Inheritance Day @ Willesden Jewish Cemetery | England | United Kingdom
As part of its “House of Life” project to open the cemetery to the public, nine families will be coming to the historic Willesden Jewish cemetery on May 26 to tell stories of people buried there.
Guided tour 11:00
Guided tour @ Plymouth England Jewish Cemetery
May 26 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Excursions every 15 minutes, as part of the Plymouth History Festival Located on Plymouth’s historic Hoe, in the shadow of The Citadel, lies the Old Jewish Cemetery. Contained within high stone walls it has always remained hidden from public view. ... continue reading →
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Jüdische Friedhöfe in Zentral- und Mitteleuropa 19:00
Jüdische Friedhöfe in Zentral- und Mitteleuropa @ Singer bookstore, Vienna
May 27 @ 19:00 – 21:00
Jüdische Friedhöfe in Zentral- und Mitteleuropa @ Singer bookstore, Vienna | Wien | Wien | Austria
Lecture, in German, by Rudolf Klein, based on his book Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe. The lecture deals with metropolitan Jewish cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe, from the aspects of art history, architecture and planning, landscaping, ... continue reading →
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Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe 18:00
Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe @ Polin Museum
May 29 @ 18:00 – 19:00
Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe @ Polin Museum | Warszawa | mazowieckie | Poland
Lecture by Rudolf Klein, based on his recent book. This lecture, in English, deals with metropolitan Jewish cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe, from the aspects of art history, architecture and planning, landscaping, Jewish history, Jewish-Christian/Moslem dialogue, the influence between ... continue reading →
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