16 April 2026, at 12.30 pm at the mahJ
As part of the ‘Art and Archaeology of Judaism’ series, Juliette Milbach, associate researcher at the Centre for Russian, Caucasian, East European and Central Asian Studies at EHESS, explores the life and work of Louis Lozowick. This socially engaged artist, born in Ukraine in 1892, immersed himself in the intellectual and artistic stimulation of Paris, where he frequented Fernand Léger, Constantin Brancusi and Marc Chagall, gradually becoming a key figure in bringing the artistic avant-garde of Eastern European Yiddish culture to Berlin and New York.
Les mondes yiddish de Louis Lozowick | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
From 16 April to 30 August 2026 at the mahJ
The works of Noa Eshkol (1924–2007), a leading figure in Israeli modern dance, are on display in France for the first time. Through drawings, photographs and videos, you will discover her technical contribution with the movement notation system she created in 1951 and the richness of her choreographies. Eshkol also devoted herself to the production of Wall Carpets, large-scale textile compositions, creating nearly 1,800 works across various fields.
Noa Eshkol, 1924-2007. Danse et compositions | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
11 April at 4pm at the Medem Centre
What happens when music takes hold of a suffering shtetl, awakening it to joyful sounds that battle against the world’s disenchantment? You will discover this in Yiddish and through the power of poetry in this theatrical reading of Aaron Lutski’s poem, brought to life by the voices of actor-readers Michel Tauber and Rafaël Goldwaser.
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21 April 2026 at 6.30 pm at IUMAT
To mark the publication of her book The Culture of ultra-violence, the IUMAT welcomes legal scholar and author Rachel Kahn, alongside Alain Zylberman, President of the Regional Consistory, and Michaël Iancu, PhD in History and Director of the Maimonides Institute. They will discuss themes relating to the contemporary condition and dignity in the face of identity-based extremism.
La Culture de l’ultra-violence, par Rachel Khan – IUMAT
19 April 2026 at 4pm at the Jewish Cultural Association of Nancy
As it does every year, the ACJ commemorates the courage of this uprising, when young Jews, confined in appalling conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto, took up arms against the Nazis and put up a long resistance.
22 March 2026 at 1pm at the CCJC in Neuilly-sur-Seine
As every year, the Neuilly-sur-Seine Community Centre is hosting talks and meet-and-greets with around forty authors, offering visitors the chance to discover the latest literary releases and chat in a friendly atmosphere. A Café Gourmand area will also be available.
CCJC Neuilly-sur-Seine – Centre Communautaire et culturel de Neuilly-sur-Seine
29 March 2026 at 4pm at the Drancy Shoah Memorial
As part of the Seine-Saint-Denis’ Off Limits literary festival, the Drancy Memorial presents this talk on the painful and difficult themes of passing on memory across generations, particularly the handling of family trauma. It will also explore the role of literature and fiction in facilitating this process. With Lionel Duroy, author, Raphaël Sigal, author, and Carole Zalberg, author, and moderated by Eduardo Castillo.
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne
15 April 2026 at the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère
To share the history of the Resistance and the courageous individual and collective efforts with new generations, this workshop for children, taking the form of a group game, introduces participants to sound creation and coding. In particular, it explores the complex art of transmitting information. It is led by Clara Ries, a sound designer, in partnership with Les Modernes bookshop.
8 April 2026 at 2 pm at the Montluc prison
This tour offers an opportunity to discover the significant work carried out in recent years to improve the security, preservation and sharing of the site’s history. In particular, it includes a visit to the temporary exhibition ‘Within these walls, a project for history’ and the photographs by Bertrand Pichène.
2 April 2026 at 6.30 pm at the CHRD
Laurine Richard, cultural mediator at the Montluc Prison National Memorial, and Alexandre Nugues-Bourchat, director of the Maison d’Izieu museum-memorial, will present the stories of the children of Izieu, victims of the Holocaust. They will also discuss the traces left in the region’s collective memory.
From 27 March to 5 June 2026 at the Rashi University Institute in Troyes
Take up a Chagall violin and return via the heavens to visit the shtetls, their characters, poetry and melancholy through the Hasidic spirituality of Martin Buber. This is the wonderful challenge offered by the cross-readings led by Armand Abecassis (27 March), Dominique Bourel (10 April), Catherine Chalier (17 April), Pierre-Henri Salfati (29 May) and Gérard Rabinovitch (5 June). Sessions available in person or via Zoom.
Institut Universitaire Européen Rachi à Troyes – Grand Est
7 and 8 February at the Synagogue de la Paix
Founded in 1905, SEJAL (Société pour l’Etude du Judaïsme en Alsace-Lorraine) aims to protect and promote the Jewish heritage and history of the region. This year’s annual conference focuses on the place of women in Jewish society in Alsace-Lorraine from a religious and cultural perspective, illustrated by stories from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Synagogue de la Paix – Consistoire Israélite du Bas-Rhin
21 January 2026 at 12:30 p.m. at Beth Yaacov Synagogue
The CIG is offering an amazing lecture on the American Jewish entrepreneur who invented the Barbie doll. This special edition of Da’at discusses the life and work of Ruth Handler, her visionary business skills and creativity, and how she revolutionised the world of dolls.
Until 31 January 2027 at the Swiss Jewish Museum
A series of collages, models and monumental reliefs assembled under the title ‘Polish Village’ (1970–1973) was created by American artist Frank Stella (1936–2024). These works refer to more than 70 villages and towns in Eastern Europe that once housed magnificent wooden synagogues. Most of them have been destroyed. Frank Stella was inspired for this series by a book published in 1959 by the architect couple Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka, which documents these lost synagogues: ‘Wooden Synagogues’.
Expositions – Juedisches Museum Schweiz
Until 9 March 2026 at the POLIN Museum
The great sculptor Alina Szapocznikow (1926–1973) combined her experience of the Holocaust, the fragility of the body and the courage to experiment in her work. Two of her sculptures from 1962, ‘Vowel’ and ‘Consonant,’ are on display at the museum. A Holocaust survivor, she studied in Prague and Paris before developing her artistic career in Poland and France. The exhibition is complemented by a screening of films about the artist.
Since 30 November 2025 at the Jewish Museum of Galicia
Visitors are invited to this exhibition tracing the history of the monumental synagogues built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These historic neo-Gothic and Moorish-style buildings were destroyed during the Holocaust. Featuring synagogues in 13 Polish cities, the exhibition commemorates these places and shares this cultural heritage with new generations. This project is co-financed by the German Consulate General in Krakow.
Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues – Muzeum Żydowskie
From 6 February to 23 August 2026 at the Jewish Museum Amsterdam
This exhibition provides an insight into the astonishing work of Judy Chicago, a leading figure in the art scene of the 1960s. At a time when women were often marginalised, she was all the more motivated to tackle transgressive subjects such as birth, various forms of injustice and feminism. Born Judith Cohen, she drew inspiration from her Jewish roots and personal experiences to fuel her work.
Judy Chicago: Revelations | Jewish Cultural Quarter
27 January 2026 at 7 p.m. on Place de la Synagogue in Esch-sur-Alzette
As part of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights and the City of Esch are organising a ceremony on this day.
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Until 31 March 2026 at the State Archives in Turin
This photographic exhibition, organised by the Jewish Community of Turin, the Gaetano Salvemini Foundation, the Polish Consulate and the State Archives of Turin, offers a visual and historical reflection on the Auschwitz camp, approached from three angles: victims, perpetrators and liberators. With a particular focus on reaching a young audience through guided tours and educational activities.
Inauguration de l’exposition « Voir Auschwitz » – Communauté juive de Turin
Until 14 June 2026 at the MEIS
The exhibition was made possible by the coming together of two photographic collections: that of Ernő Munkácsi, a collection of images of Jewish Italy produced and collected between 1927 and 1940, and the F.A.C.E. Fund, a photographic and documentary archive of the Federation of Jewish Cultural Associations between the 1920s and 1930s. This encounter provides a better understanding of Italian Jewish life between the two world wars.
Viaggio in Italia. Alla scoperta del patrimonio culturale ebraico – MEIS
31 January 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the Museo Sefardi
The public is invited to participate in a special activity dedicated to celebrating the millennial relationship between the Sephardic people and nature. This will take the form of a theatrical tour of the botanical trail, during which participants will explore the diversity of natural species present in the museum, their symbolism and their presence in Jewish traditions. There will also be a workshop teaching participants how to better care for plants.
Until 5 April 2026 at the Danish Jewish Museum
Known for its rare courage during the war, Denmark also welcomed 3,000 Jews in the early 1970s. This exhibition recounts this historic moment through the writings of Polish Jewish author Janinas Katz (1939-2013). Her writings evoke the Holocaust as well as the discrimination and anti-Semitic measures imposed by the Polish communist regime that forced this exile. The author was honoured with the Danish Arts Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
24 February 2026 at 8 p.m. at the Auderghem Cultural Centre
This show, presented by Rachel Khan and Steve Suissa, transports the audience to important moments in history, with texts by Victor Hugo, Charles De Gaulle, Martin Luther King, Golda Meir and Rosa Parks. These are women and men who embodied historical turning points and remain voices and inspirations for generations to come.
Les Grands Tournants – La Maison de la Culture Juive
Until 29 March 2026 at the Art & Margins Museum
Currently undergoing renovations, the Jewish Museum of Belgium is offering exhibitions outside its walls. Notably, this one reproduces a unique dialogue around memory and territory. These themes are explored in Angyvir Padilla’s work Fool’s Paradise and Jim Kaliski’s work, in which territory becomes a field of memory and resistance.
5 February 2026 at 8.30pm at the CCLJ
The play by the Compagnie Théâtre en Fusion pays tribute to the great figure of Jean Zay, Minister of National Education and Fine Arts under the Popular Front, who was sentenced to deportation by Pétain’s government and then assassinated by the Milice on 20 June 1944. Through the texts of his Captivity Diary, the audience learns about this man’s struggle against moral destruction, his concern for the public good and his quest for truth.
Jean Zay, l’homme complet – CCLJ
Until 26 April 2026 at the Jewish Museum Vienna
This bold exhibition explores issues of perception related to skin colour in the eyes of others, but also in one’s own eyes. In particular, it examines the question of Jewish identity and its link to self-definition, anti-Semitism and racism. This perspective is all the more interesting since 7 October and the explosion of anti-Semitic acts and the racist categorisation of Jews as ‘white colonial oppressors’, ignoring the fact that Jews of all skin colours have existed for thousands of years.
Black Jews, White Jews? On Skin Color and Prejudice
17 February 2026 at 1 p.m. at the National Holocaust Museum
Journalist at the Daily Telegraph and author of 35 essays and three novels, Wendy Holden presents her new book to the public. It is dedicated to Fredy Hirsch, who saved many children through his teachings, particularly on the efforts required to survive in a concentration camp. The book is the result of extensive research and the collection of testimonies.
‘The Teacher of Auschwitz’: Wendy Holden Author Event and Live Discussion
25 January 2026 at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Jewish Museum
Lenka Lichtenberg, Canadian musician and producer, shares on stage the poems of Holocaust survivors adapted into songs. These appear on her albums Thieves of Dreams – Songs of Theresienstadt’s Secret Poetess and Silent Tears, The Last Yiddish Tango. Most of the songs are in Yiddish and the narration is provided by producer and director Dan Rosenberg. A moving sharing of these voices, violated by history and despised by collective memory for many years.
Until 1 February 2026 at the Enfield Museum
Due to renovation work at the Jewish Museum London, many collections are touring England to be shared by cultural and community institutions and to raise awareness of British Jewish cultural heritage. Among the objects on display in this exhibition are family photographs by Grete Rudkin.
Until 25 March 2026 at Bradford Liberal Synagogue
Due to renovation work at the Jewish Museum London, many collections are touring England to be shared by cultural and community institutions and to raise awareness of British Jewish cultural heritage. The Liberal Synagogue in Bradford has been hosting part of these collections since November 2025.
The Strauss/Stroud Family @ Bradford Reform Synagogue – The Jewish Museum London