This exhibition, co-organised with the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy, the Jewish community of Thessaloniki and the G. Konstantinidis archives, celebrates the coexistence of the two communities, Jewish and Christian. It also recalls the dark hours of the Shoah, when the Jewish community lost the vast majority of its members. Greece’s political leaders have associated themselves with this memorial initiative and the importance of highlighting Thessaloniki’s Jewish cultural heritage.
«Στην ίδια πόλη: Χριστιανοί και Εβραίοι στη Θεσσαλονίκη» (jmth.gr)
The Ministry of Culture has made a long-term loan to the museum to enable it to display sculptures and stelae of great importance, marking the antiquity of the Jewish presence in Greece, dating back at least 2,300 years, as evidenced by a sculpture of a menorah with a lulav. The exhibition is accompanied by photos and documents recounting the many aspects of Jewish life in ancient times.
Current Exhibition – Jewishmuseum
Until December 2024
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the museum, which was born out of a desire to highlight Spain’s Jewish cultural heritage. By bearing witness to the ancient Jewish presence and the beautiful coexistence with other cultures. As well as its influence on the Sephardic diaspora. Documents, photos and archives tell this story, as well as that of the building that houses it today in Toledo.
28 May 2024 at 2pm at the Danish Jewish Museum
The academic Nancy Segal presents her book, published in 2023, recounting the painful life of two twins in Auschwitz, victims of the experiments carried out by the infamous Mengele. What happened to them, but also their efforts to bring the Nazi torturer to justice.
The Twin Children of the Holocaust: The Humanity Behind the Horror – jewmus
16 June 2024 at 2pm
The CCLJ and the Maison de la Culture Juive regularly organise tours of Brussels neighbourhoods to share the past and present of Jewish life, whether in working-class or upmarket districts. This time, it’s the residential district of Uccle, with a very long-standing Jewish presence, as evidenced by the cemetery near the Dieweg. There are currently two Sephardic synagogues in the district.
7 July 2024, 10 to 11 am
This guided tour will introduce you to the museum and its exhibits. But also the old Jewish quarter, with its buildings that housed a synagogue, a Jewish school, a mikveh and a social centre. Most of these buildings have been renovated with the support of the local authorities.
Permanent Exhibition and Jewish Quarter | Jüdisches Museum Hohenems (jm-hohenems.at)
Until 6 January 2025 at the Manchester Jewish Museum
To celebrate 150 years, many photos and objects are on display. These include 14 objects from the museum’s collection. The Manchester Jewish Museum, which opened in 1984, is housed in the city’s former Spanish and Portuguese synagogue. The synagogue was opened in 1874 as a result of the growing Sephardic Jewish population in Manchester. It has since been restored and forms an integral part of the permanent exhibition.
https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/whats-on/
Until 30 July 2024 at the West London Synagogue
The Jewish Museum of London is moving its collections to share the works and stories of the Jewish community. On display at the synagogue is a series of photographs entitled ‘No place like home’ by award-winning photographer Judah Passow. These were exhibited at the museum in 2012. A stunning series of images of English Jewish life, in the synagogue, at the beach, in the streets, or this amusing character lying on the ground with a sign in English and Hebrew saying that ‘everything will be fine’.
Museum on the Move: West London Synagogue – Contemporary Judaism – The Jewish Museum London
On 27 June 2024
Impressive and original musical encounters are planned to herald the summer. The great Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate and the celebrated klezmer accordionist Josh Middleton join forces for a unique collaboration, blending their styles and inspirations. Next up is the quartet of Israeli singer and dancer Noga Ritter, with music inspired by Hebrew jazz and grooves from around the world.
The Big Mix 2024 – Jewish Music Institute (jmi.org.uk)
From 18 to 23 August 2024
This year, experienced artists will be joining forces with teachers to share their enthusiasm for klezmer in a variety of ways. Everyone learning, playing and sharing at their own pace and level. In small ensembles of artists specially created for the occasion. Although a certain level of instrumental playing is required. It’s time to klezmerise your summer…
Klezfest 2024 – Learn, Play and Perform Klezmer – Jewish Music Institute (jmi.org.uk)
21 May 2024 at 7pm, at the Rashi Institute
In the 1940s, the New York students and musicians who would become the great artists and writers of the following decade, such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, met in cafés to share poetry and jazz sessions. On 21 May, the Rashi Institute offers you a wonderful evening combining poetry and music. Around the works of great 20th century women poets, inspired by Jewish culture. They will be read by Odile Cohen and Laurent Natrella, with musical accompaniment by Nathan Kuperminc. The evening is presented by Gérard Rabinovitch, philosopher, Vice-President of the Rashi Institute and Director of the Emmanuel Levinas Institute-AIU. Therefore, you’re just a few notes and words away from happiness…
Registration at 03 10 95 30 07 ou contact@institut-rachi troyes.fr
16 June 2024 at the Espace Rachi – Guy de Rothschild
Dancing again, singing again, sharing culture and laughter, references and memories. A long and wonderful day awaits you, with klezmer dance workshops, meetings and conferences, including association stands. There will also be book signings and a round-table discussion moderated by Lise Amiel-Gutmann. And to convince you, a klezmer dance by the Kalarash ensemble will get you in the mood from the start of the day at 11am, followed by the Jacinta’s Zingers Choir…
Festival des Cultures Juives – « Paroles en fête » – Festival des Cultures Juives
23 May 2024 at the Espace Rachi – Guy de Rothschild
A famous photo of Golda Meir’s government showed her more than 50 years ago, surrounded only by men. Times change, but it was already an honour for Israel to be among the first democratic countries to be headed by a woman. Author Rachel Khan, who is deeply committed to fighting discrimination and defending republican values, will read extracts from Golda Meir’s two autobiographical books. Two women, two eras, two struggles, and a chance to share them with the public on 23 May.
From 1 June to 16 September 2024 at Musée national Marc Chagall
From his native shtetl to the great cities of today’s world, Marc Chagall has lived through the ages. He lived through great encounters in artistic hives where Bohemian influences buzzed, then by sharing his work on the stained-glass windows of a hospital in Jerusalem and a cathedral in Metz. Or, looking up at the world from the ceiling of the Opéra de Paris, a man who was already old but as curious as ever. But he also confronted the violence of man and the limits crossed by executioners from generation to generation. These traces are also present in his work and are presented in this exhibition.
5 June 2024 at the Centre Fleg
The four-piece group Lola will be covering the great hits of French pop rock to celebrate the return of spring in an evening of enthusiasm and sharing around the hits that marked the heyday of this style that never seems to go out of fashion, on the contrary…
https://centrefleg.com/evenement/
2 June 2024 at the Shoah Memorial
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Tutsi genocide, the Memorial has been organising a number of historical, literary and musical events over the past few months, as well as an exhibition. On 2 June, starting at 2.30pm, the words of survivors will be shared, following an introduction by historian Marcel Kabanda. Among those taking part will be survivors Yvonne Foucaud, Marie-Ange Rutayisire (author of ‘Pourquoi j’ai toujours peur des chiens’), Révérien Rurangwa (author of ‘Génocidé’) and Esther Mujawayo (author of ‘SurVivantes’).
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne (memorialdelashoah.org)
8 June 2024 at the House of Yiddish Culture
A Book Fair will bring together a host of authors and translators, including Sylvie-Anne Goldberg, Annette Wieviorka, Talila, Virginie Linhart and Michael Sibony, Robert Bobert, Henri Raczymov, Arnaud Bikard, Magali Bertrand, Carole Mann, Elise Golberg, Bernard Suchecky, Katia Faber-Simbler and Ami Flammer. There will also be a number of publishing houses, including Editions Bibliothèque Medem, Editions de L’Antilope and Editions Lior. There will also be a book-signing session and a second-hand book sale.
Le livre en fête (en présentiel) – programme.yiddish.paris
Until 1 December 2024 at the mahJ
The museum is hosting an installation by Raphaël Denis on the spoliation of works of art during the Occupation. The artist brings together, in chronological order according to when they were photographed, all the photographed works belonging to the great gallery owner Paul Rosenberg. These volumes were presented in 2019 at the Centre Pompidou, during the exhibition ‘Paul Rosenberg, art dealer looted under the Occupation’.
From 11 to 12 June 2024 at JEM Copernic
The theme chosen for this night of Shavuot is ‘Am Israel Haï’, marking the famous Jewish resilience, the will to make life triumph over mortifying wills. Speeches by Rabbis Jonas Jacquelin and Philippe Haddad and cheesecake tastings will enliven this sweet, long night.
Nuit d’études Chavouot 5784 : Copernic – Judaïsme En Mouvement (judaismeenmouvement.org)
From 11 to 12 June 2024 at JEM Beaugrenelle
On 11 June at 7.30pm, the public will be welcomed until the early hours of the morning of 12 June, concluding the many discussions with a service and breakfast. The programme will include a concert by the Shira Ve Sim’ha choir, talks by Rabbis Delphine Horvilleur and Yann Boissière and a presentation by Judith Cohen Solal and Jonathan Hayoun of their book on Jewish humour.
Nuit d’études Chavouot 5784 : Beaugrenelle – Judaïsme En Mouvement (judaismeenmouvement.org)
16 and 23 May 2024
The Cercle is offering two meetings this month. The first takes place on 16 May with author Jean-Charles Szurek on the theme of ‘Jewish Resistance fighters who acted for the Soviet Union’. The second takes place on 23 May with author Léa Veinstein on the subject of ‘Kafka, one hundred years and still relevant.’
Agenda | Cercle Bernard Lazare | Paris
From 1 to 29 June at the Centre Medem and in the neighbourhood
The Centre Medem is organising a number of events around this theme throughout the month. These include a musical reading of ‘Terra prumessa: Corsican Jews’ (1 June), a meeting of choirs at the Mairie de Paris Centre (23 June) and a screening-debate on ‘The musicians’ exile’ (29 June).
Agenda mai – juin 2024 – Centre Medem (centre-medem.org)
12 June 2024 at the Departmental Museum of Resistance and Deportation
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation, a study day is proposed to cover certain themes such as the Resistance, the maquis and the Liberation of the region of Toulouse. Jacques Cantier, Fabrice Grenard, Jean-Marie Guillon, Elerika Leroy, Jean Micoud and Valérie Pietr will be taking part.
http://musee-resistance.haute-garonne.fr/fr/index.html
19 June and 2 July 2024
A number of lectures are being held at the Institute this spring. These include ‘Arnold Schoenberg, the Moses of music’, presented on 19 June by historian and musician Philippe Olivier. And on 2 July, a meeting between academics Julien Darmon and Jean Mouttapa.
Until 5 January 2025
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, this exhibition looks back at the personal journeys of the brave American soldiers who liberated France. It looks back at their American childhood, with the rise of their country in the first half of the century, the enthusiasm of the Roaring Twenties, but also the Great Depression and racial segregation. The exhibition benefits from numerous partnerships with American institutions, including the Smithsonian, the FDR Presidential Library, the Steinbeck Center, the Academy Awards, Paramount Studios and Warner Studios…
26 May 2024 at the Drancy Shoah Memorial
This tribute to the Resistance fighter who died a year ago at the age of 100 in Drancy, will use video extracts, photos and discussions to find out more about the life of this working-class woman who spent most of her life in Drancy. Odette Nilès joined the Resistance at the tender age of 15! Interned in several camps, she managed to escape and join the maquis to continue the fight against the occupying forces. Her granddaughter Carine Picard will be present at this tribute.
18 May 2024 at the Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn
For the 2024 event, the museum is giving visitors the chance to enjoy its astonishing venue, crossing its gardens through the continents it honours and the eras it recalls. The event is the first highlight of the temporary exhibition ‘Living Nature, Images and Imaginations of the Albert Kahn Gardens’. There will also be a family workshop on the principle of transparency in autochromes, and a reading by author Marcelline Delbecq on the traces of events in the places that host them.
Nuit des musées 2024 – Musée Albert Kahn (hauts-de-seine.fr)
6 June 2024
This play by Robert Antelme, adapted and performed by Anne Coutureau and directed by Patrice Le Cadre, shares the author’s account of his captivity in Germany in 1945. A reflection on the Nazi will to exterminate, the struggle of the deportees and human resilience, hoping for a better future, perhaps not for themselves, but at least for their descendants, within the great human family.
Numerous dates until 25 August 2024
Lyon was home to some great Resistance networks, but also to some dark representatives of the collaboration movement. This guided tour, organised by CHRD, reveals the places where secret meetings took place and where Resistance actions were prepared, particularly those that are little known to the general public. Places, buildings, steles, plaques and street names are all part of this tour.
Lieux secrets de la Résistance | CHRD | Musée d’Histoire à Lyon
25 and 26 May 2024 at Struthof
This guided tour allows participants to discover the necropolis and its history. It takes place in the company of an interpreter-guide. The guide looks at the individual journeys of the French deportees buried there and their suffering. Individuals whose history, individuality and memory were destroyed by Nazi barbarism.
Visite guidée de la nécropole nationale au Struthof – Mémorial Struthof