9 February 2025, 4pm at the Drancy Shoah Memorial
As part of the Drancy Meetings series, the Memorial is organising a conference with Miguel Haler, writer and musician, and Saimir Mile, lawyer and president of the association La voix des Rroms, moderated by the journalist Eduardo Castillo. This meeting will provide a better understanding of the history of those known as ‘Romanis, Gypsies, Sinti, etc.’. And the prejudices to which they were and still are subjected. During the Second World War, several hundred thousand Romanis were murdered by the Nazis.
Free shuttle buses leave from the Shoah Memorial in Paris at 2pm on the outward journey and 5.45pm on the return journey.
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From 28 January to 6 February 2025 at Espace Rachi – Guy De Rothschild
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has been showcasing the classics and never-before-seen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all the French regions thanks to local partnerships. A crossing of fields and songs of emotions. Like Jewish humour, Jewish cinema is not the monopoly of Jews. It is a presentation of themes linked to this culture, as Alexandre Arcady, President of the Fiction Jury, reminds us.
One of the highlights of these presentations at the Espace Rachi will be the screening of ‘Colleyville’ by Dani Menkin on 5 February at 8pm, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Hypercacher attacks. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Manuel Valls, former Prime Minister, and Richard Odier, President of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and Director General of the FSJU.
And don’t forget the ‘Witnesses to 7 October’ day on 9 February, with the screening of Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Screams Before Silence’ at 3pm, followed by a debate with writer Sarah Barukh and Sarah Aizenman, president of the ‘Nous vivrons’ (We’ll Live) collective, moderated by Lise Benkemoun, artistic director of the Dia(s)porama Festival. Then, at 5pm, the screening of ‘Looking For Yotam’ by Caroline Bongrand and Georges Benayoun, followed by a discussion with them.
The following films will also be shown at Espace Rachi: Edward Sloman’s ‘Surrender’ on 2 February at 3.30pm, Roberto Otero Morfa’s ‘Between the Stone and the Flower’ on 6 February at 6pm, Julia Mintz’s ‘Four Winters’ on 6 February at 8pm and Adam Breier’s ‘All About the Levkoviches’ on 10 February at 7.30pm. The Jury Prize, Audience Prize and Student Prize will also be announced on 10 February.
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From 23 January to 30 January 2025 in Nice
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has welcomed both classics and previously unseen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world throughout the French regions thanks to local partnerships. Journeys into the imaginary and the imaginable. As Alexandre Arcady, President of the Fiction Jury, points out, the aim of Jewish cinema is to present and preserve memory and nostalgia, and to help pass them on.
Cinéma Le Belmondo will be showing: ‘Le Choix du Pianiste’ by Jacques Otmezguine on 23 January at 8pm, ‘Yaniv’ by Amnon Carmi on 29 January at 8pm and ‘Avenue of the Giants’ by Finn Taylor on 30 January at 10.30am. And at the Consistoire de Nice: ‘Looking for Yotam’ by Caroline Bongrand and Georges Benayoun on 30 January at 7.30pm.
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From March 7 to 9, 2025 near Paris
I’m talking to you about a time that 20-year-old Limmudniks must know! Indeed, the great meeting of Jewish cultural sharing on numerous themes over a weekend is celebrating its 20th anniversary. With the main theme “Like a Jew in France?” The great times since the promises of 1789, reinforced by Napoleon then the Dreyfusards and the versatile contributions of the Jews to their homeland motivated the famous expression “happy as a Jew in France”. Faced with the questions, concerns and dangers of various times, how have the Jews met these challenges? More than 150 conferences, round tables and workshops will attempt to answer them, all in the famous Limmud spirit.
19 January 2025, 2.30pm at the Jeu de Paume
This film, considered to be one of the greatest cinematographic works of all time, was made by Chantal Akerman at the age of 25! Just like Orson Welles for another of the indisputable monuments: “Citizen Kane”. Over three hours long, this is a deeply moving film about the status of women, about the imprisonment of women behind the conventions and expectations of society, with a masterful performance by Delphine Seyrig. But it is also about the painful silences of the survivors of the Shoah, building a dam in the face of History in order to rebuild their lives, and from which their children’s generation, like Chantal Akerman, will suffer. A film that is best appreciated by seeing the director’s other works from that era, such as ‘Je, Tu, Il, Elle…’ and ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’.
Jeanne Dielman, de Chantal Akerman – Jeu de Paume
19 and 27 January 2025 at the Shoah Memorial in Paris
The Memorial offers these essential encounters with these heroic women, survivors who share their stories with many generations of young people in order to perpetuate the memory of the Shoah and prevent the return of dark times by sharing universal and resilient values. These conversations will be hosted by journalist Ilana Ferhadian and writer Sarah Barukh.
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A large series of meetings are planned for 2025. These include, at the start of the year, a lecture on ‘The French Revolution and human rights’ by Loris Chavanette on 13 January, another on ‘Interpreting and thinking the Real. On the theory of knowledge of Ibn Rushd and Spinoza’ by Salim Mokaddem on 20 January and the presentation of Christian Amalvi’s book “Mitterrand and culture” on 11 February.
IUMAT – Institut Universitaire Maïmonide – Averroès – Thomas d’Aquin
5 June 2025 at 7pm at the Rachi Institute of Troyes
An astonishing lecture that has the great merit of presenting a little-known aspect of the French musical icon. Do all the paths of the modern era go hand in hand with klezmer and/or jazz for a few notes to restore joy and hope? These are the questions that Nathan Kuperminc, Didier Francfort and an accordionist are likely to raise, as well as those that will come to your musical mind…
Conférences – Institut Universitaire Européen Rachi
Until 15 March 2025 at the European Centre of Deported Resistance Members
British photographer Michael Kenna has spent fifteen years travelling across Europe to capture the remains of Nazi camps on the continent. His motivation came from seeing a photo of the Auschwitz camp when Kenna was studying in London, and a visit to the Natzweiler concentration camp in 1986. The exhibition features 41 photographs, 17 of which are exceptional prints by the artist. Kenna donated 301 negatives and prints to France in 2000, in order to perpetuate the memory.
Michael Kenna, photographies du camp de concentration de Natzweiler – Mémorial Struthof
23 January 2025 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
This event celebrates two anniversaries. That of two decades of action to safeguard and promote European Jewish heritage, and the 20th anniversary of the designation of the European Route of Jewish Heritage as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. Numerous senior officials from French and European institutions, as well as the European representatives of the AEPJ, will be taking part in a rich programme of speeches and cultural walks around Strasbourg, including a visit to the Council of Europe and to the Synagogue de la Paix. There will also be a round table of experts presenting medieval Jewish heritage in Europe.
Cérémonie officielle : 20e anniversaire de l’AEPJ – European Jewish Heritage powered by AEPJ
From 28 January to 4 February 2025 at Cinéma Elysées Lincoln
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has been showcasing the classics and never-before-seen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all the French regions thanks to local partnerships. Journeys into the imaginary and the imaginable. Works that encourage knowledge of others and contribute to the fight against prejudice, as Ruth Elkrief, President of the Documentary Jury, reminds us.
Yaniv by Amnon Carmi will be shown at the Cinéma Elysées Lincoln on 28 January at 8pm, as will Burst the Silence by Eric D. Schaeffer on 29 January at 6pm, ‘Call Me Dancer’ by Pip Gilmour and Leslie Shampaine on 29 January at 8pm, ‘Checkout’ by Jonathan Dekel on 30 January 2025 at 8pm, ‘Avenue of the Giants’ by Finn Taylor on 2 February at 8pm, ‘A Real Pain’ by Jesse Eisenberg on 3 February at 8pm and ‘Dieu et le Chameau’ by Stefan Sarazin and Peter Keller on 4 February at 8pm.
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From 28 January to 6 February 2025 at the Espace du Judaïsme in Toulouse
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has been showcasing the classics and never-before-seen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all the French regions thanks to local partnerships. Journeys into the imaginary and the imaginable. As Ruth Elkrief, President of the Documentary Jury, points out, this festival is a window onto the history and diversity of Jewish cultures, through the prism of international cinema.
The following films will be shown at the Espace du Judaïsme in Toulouse: ‘Avenue of the Giants’ by Finn Taylor on 28 January at 7.30pm, ‘Dieu et le Chameau’ by Stefan Sarazin and Peter Keller on 2 February at 5pm and ‘Looking for Yotam’ by Caroline Bongrand and Georges Benayoun on 6 February at 7.30pm.
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9 January, 23 January, 6 February and 13 March 2025
On the initiative of Hélène Attali and Judaïsme en Mouvement, discover the great masters of art, from the Renaissance to the present day, with guide Lauranne Corneau. Coming soon, on Thursday 9 January 2025 at 3.20pm, a guided tour of the exhibition ‘Gustave Caillebotte: painting men’ at the Orsay Museum, and on Thursday 23 January at 3.15pm, a guided tour of the Museum of Hunting and Nature.
Désirs d’art : visites guidées – Judaïsme En Mouvement
30 January 2025 at the CHRD in Lyon
This study day will provide an opportunity to present the contemporary challenges linked to the sharing of memory by the fifty or so museums and memorials in France dedicated to the Resistance. They vary in size across France, but are more present in some regions than others, and are often under municipal supervision. The question of maintaining this support, as well as the conservation of archives and the transmission of memory following the disappearance of the last Resistance fighters, will also be addressed.
From 22 January to 23 February 2025 in Marseille
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has welcomed both classics and previously unseen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all the French regions thanks to local partnerships. A crossing of fields and songs of emotions. As Ruth Elkrief, President of the Documentary Jury, points out, this festival is an open window onto the history and diversity of Jewish cultures, through the prism of international cinema.
The following films will be shown at Cinéma Le Chambord: ‘Le Choix du Pianiste’ by Jacques Otmezguine on 22 January at 8pm, ‘Avenue of the Giants’ by Finn Taylor on 30 January at 7.30pm and ‘A Real Pain’ by Jesse Eisenberg on 23 February at 6pm. And at the Espace Paul Benhaïm: ‘Looking for Yotam’ by Caroline Bongrand and Georges Benayoun, on 28 January at 7pm.
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25 January 2025, 7pm at the Théâtre de l’Epée de Bois
This festival, which runs from 11 to 26 January, brings together many voices from just as many diasporas, sharing their history, music and enthusiasm on the stage of the Théâtre de l’Epée de Bois. Among these concerts is one paying tribute to the great Tunisian singer Habiba Messika. This flamboyant artist encouraged the emergence of Tunisian theatre and the modernisation of Judeo-Arab music. A journey through the Tunisia of yesteryear, guided by the songs and the freedom of life and artistry of Habiba Messika. With artists Yaël Morciano (vocals), Sidi Mohammed Benmiloud (violin, oud), Lise Belperron (accordion) and Nicolas Derolin (percussion).
11 January 2025, 7pm at the Théâtre de l’Epée de Bois
This festival, which runs from 11 to 26 January, brings together many voices from just as many diasporas, sharing their history, music and enthusiasm on the stage of the Théâtre de l’Epée de Bois. These include concerts by Yiddishokl, who revive the spirit of Yiddish song from the Yiddish cabarets of the 1950s. Featuring Yaël Morciano (vocals, playing), Charles Rappoport (violin), Raphaël Setty (vocals, playing, accordion, piano and keyboards), Matis Regnault (bass) and François Collombon (percussion).
Le Mois des Diasporas – Spectacle Yiddishokl – Institut Européen des Musiques Juives
Until 12 January 2025 at the Saphir Gallery
A great master of magic realism, Sergio Birga (1940-2021) travels through cities at the speed of a red sun rising above a city at night to illuminate it, returning from Berlin, New York, Rome or his native Florence to illuminate our dreams and nights. The Saphir Gallery invites us to discover his career and the development of his work from the 1960s to the present day. A preview of the catalogue “Prints of engraved work” by Sergio Birga will also be presented.
Sergio BIRGA | 10 December 2024 – 12 January 2025 – Overview | GALERIE SAPHIR
Until 2 March 2025 at the Departemental Museum Albert Kahn
For so long, magnificent exhibitions have been held in these gardens, facilitating great encounters between nature and culture. But for those who have not yet visited them, the question remains: who was Albert Kahn? The museum has teamed up with Gallimard Jeunesse to publish a biography of the patron of the arts for young people. To coincide with the publication of the book, a selection of pencil sketches and original illustrations by Rozenn Brécard will be on display.
Évènements – Musée Albert Kahn
15 February at 2.30pm at the Museum of the Résistance and the Deportation in Isère
Artist Julia Belle leads a workshop paying tribute to women members of the Isère Resistance. Participants in the workshop will take a guided tour of women members of the Resistance, then engrave and print photos of them on tote bags.
1 February 2025, 10.30am at the Montluc National Prison Memorial
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps, the Memorial is proposing itineraries of men and women interned in Montluc prison who were subsequently deported. These personal journeys give visitors a better understanding of the Nazi regime’s desire to dehumanise, the terrible suffering endured and the courage of the deportees who returned to try to restart their lives.
January 30, 2025 at 8 p.m. at Cinema Le Méliès
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. A reflection of the diversity of inspiration linked to painful current events or touching personal journeys and memories. This festival is, as Ruth Elkrief, president of the Documentary Jury, points out, a window open to the discovery of the history and diversity of Jewish cultures, through the prism of international cinema.
Will be presented at the Cinéma Le Méliès: “Call me Dancer” by Pip Gilmour and Leslie Shampaine
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January 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cézanne Cinema
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. A reflection of the diversity of inspiration linked to painful current events or touching personal journeys and memories. A Jewish cinema which aims, as Alexandre Arcady, president of the Fiction Jury, explains, to present and preserve memory and nostalgia and contribute to transmitting them.
Will be presented at the Cézanne Cinema: “Avenue of the Giants” by Finn Taylor.
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January 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the CGR Le Français Cinema
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. A reflection of the diversity of inspiration linked to painful current events or touching personal journeys and memories. Like Jewish humor, Jewish cinema is not the monopoly of Jews. It is a presentation of themes linked to this culture, as Alexandre Arcady, president of the Fiction Jury, recalls.
Will be presented at the CGR Le Français Cinema: “The Pianist’s Choice” by Jacques Otmezguine.
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February 2, 2025 at the Star Cinema
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. Themes that may seem specific but carry universal messages and identifications. This festival is, as Ruth Elkrief, president of the Documentary Jury, points out, a window open to the discovery of the history and diversity of Jewish cultures, through the prism of international cinema.
Will be presented at Cinéma Star: “The Pianist’s Choice” by Jacques Otmezguine.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. at the Salle St Exupéry in Menton
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. Works evoking many inspiring and courageous themes. Works that encourage knowledge of Others and contribute to the fight against prejudice, as recalled by Ruth Elkrief, president of the Documentary Jury.
Will be presented at the Salle St Exupéry: “God and the Camel” by Stefan Sarazin and Peter Keller.
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5 February 2025, 2pm at the Departmental Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Haute-Garonne
Thanks to a team of specialists, the Departmental Museum of Resistance and Deportation) is shedding light on the many historical realities of the deportation, highlighting the variety of archive collections available. In particular, thanks to the development of research into these sources and the visual representations of the deportees’ journeys, with the help of new forms of memorial presentation.
Le Musée départemental de la Résistance & de la Déportation | Haute-Garonne
From February 9 to 11, 2025 at the Olympia Cinema of Cannes
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. Themes that may seem specific but carry universal messages and identifications. A Jewish cinema which aims, as Alexandre Arcady, president of the Fiction Jury, explains, to present and preserve memory and nostalgia and contribute to transmitting them.
Will be presented at the Olympia Cinema: “Le Choix du Pianiste” by Jacques Otmezguine on February 9 at 7 p.m., “Yaniv” by Amnon Carmi on February 10 at 7 p.m. and “Checkout” by Jonathan Dekel on February 11 at 7:30 p.m.
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January 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. at the Le Village Cinema in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has hosted classics and new gems of Jewish cinema. Created by the Center for Art and Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all French regions thanks to local partnerships. Themes that may seem specific but carry universal messages and identifications. Like Jewish humor, Jewish cinema is not the monopoly of Jews. It is a presentation of themes linked to this culture, as Alexandre Arcady, president of the Fiction Jury, recalls.
Will be presented at Cinéma Le Village: “The Pianist’s Choice” by Jacques Otmezguine.
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4 February 2025 at 7pm at the mahJ
Since 2021, the Dia(s)porama Festival has been showcasing classics and never-before-seen nuggets of Jewish cinema. Created by the Centre d’Art et de Culture – Espace Rachi and the FSJU, it shares these works from around the world in all the French regions thanks to local partnerships. Works that evoke many inspiring and courageous themes. Works that encourage knowledge of others and contribute to the fight against prejudice, as Ruth Elkrief, President of the Documentary Jury, reminds us.
Will be presented at the mahJ: ‘Vishniac’ by Laura Bialis.