12 November 2022 at 15:30 at the Medem Centre
This literary meeting around Henri Minczeles’ book on the history of the Bund. A rich and diverse history according to generations and countries, Poland, Russia, but also France. The influence of this workers’ movement, its emancipatory struggles and its conflicts with other political movements. An event in the presence of Constance Paris de Bollardière, author of the preface to the book and a specialist in the Bund movement and the survivors of the Shoah, as well as Cédric Biagini, who runs the L’échappée publishing house, where the book has been republished.
https://www.centre-medem.org/agenda-novembre-decembre-2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the House of Yiddish Culture
If a consensual definition of Jewish humour is difficult to find, the same is true for one of its major influences, Yiddish humour. An anthology published by Nadia Déhan-Rotschild (Bibliothèque Medem) provides an insight into the scope of Yiddish humour. 104 drawings and 262 texts are included in this bilingual French-Yiddish anthology. During this evening of presentation, these works will be read and put into space by the actors of the Troïm-teater and the animators of the House of Yiddish Culture.
From 9 December 2022 to 30 August 2023 at the Shoah Memorial
Four generations have travelled far and wide since childhood thanks to the magazines Tintin and Spirou and all their characters, starting with those whose names the magazines bear. Often, these comics were not only aimed at a child audience, or tried to raise their awareness. Émile Bravo, in his fourth and last volume of his series “L’Espoir malgré tout”, published on 20 May 2022 by Dupuis, allows for a surprising encounter. That between the bellboy Spirou and Felix Nussbaum, a German painter murdered in Auschwitz. An imaginary meeting that is not so surprising when one knows that Jean Doisy, the editor of Spirou magazine, directed a network of Resistance fighters during the war. In this comic strip, Bravo presents the dangers of that time and the choices made by institutions and individuals in the face of them.
https://billetterie.memorialdelashoah.org/fr/evenement/spirou-dans-la-tourmente-de-la-shoah
Thursday 24 November 2022 at 6pm at the ACJ
As part of the “Migrant’ scène” festival, Florence Miailhe’s animated film will be screened. The film presents the painful passage from childhood to adolescence for Kyona and Adriel, wishing to escape the dangers present in their country to find a land of asylum. On the roads of exile, the two children make astonishing real and/or imaginary encounters that will make this crossing a journey of initiation.
Until 31 December 2022 at the Musée départemental Albert Kahn
Although photography and cinema became the most important art forms at the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Kahn understood very early on the revolution that these arts would bring. In 1908-1909, he undertook a voyage around the world and launched the project of visual documentation of the five continents. These Archives of the Planet are exhibited today at the Gardens, showing 4000 stereoscopic plates and 2000 metres of film. Thanks in particular to Albert Dutertre, whom Albert Kahn recruited to document the journey.
Until March 2023 at the Gaon Museum in Vilna
On 24 October 2022, the Gaon Jewish History Museum in Vilna was honoured to welcome Queen Mathilde of Belgium, the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region, Rudi Vervoort. Welcomed on site by the Lithuanian Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys, they signed a cooperation agreement between the museums of the two states. The aim was to improve academic and historical cooperation. The meeting officially opened the exhibition dedicated to the artist Kopel Simelovitz from the Lithuanian town of Šeduva. He had taken refuge in Belgium. He was arrested during the Holocaust, deported and murdered in Auschwitz in 1943. The documentary « The Paper Brigade » by director Diane Perelsztejn will also be screened.
10-20 November 2022
A large number of films are being screened at this year’s UK Jewish Film Festival. 74 films in all, in cinemas across the UK. A way to explore many Israeli and Jewish themes through the prism of the seventh art. With works such as Farewell Mr Haffmann, Charlotte, America, Equilibrium, What Has Changed or Who’s Afraid of Jewish Humor? Yes, who is afraid of Jewish humour? Or cinema, for that matter, which allows us to get to know each other better…
From 10 to 12 March 2023 in Youlgrave
All North! Klezmer music, born out of the deep and distant celebrations of Eastern Europe, continues its long road of re-enchantment of a contemporary world. After its successes in Western Europe and North America, it is now travelling to the north of England, on the occasion of the Kleznorth Festival, created in 2009 by Sue Cooper, Adrian Dobson and Judith Plowman. A success that has continued and this year welcomes artists with long experience of sharing, such as Ian Stern, Michael Alpert, Aisha Walker, Alan Zinober, Fiona Frank, Keith Lander and Phil Tomlinson.
From 22 to 27 November 2022 at Cinerama Empire, Ciné 17 and Cinéma Bio
A surprising choice is proposed during this new edition, accentuating the feminine look of many themes. Screenings of European and Israeli films. With notably « Karaoke » by Moshe Rosenthal as the opening film, in the presence of the main actor Sasson Gabay, but also « Tu choisiras la vie » by Stéphane Freiss. The great French actor, behind the camera this time, will also be present to talk to the public. Other films include « One more story » by Guri Alfi, « Cinema Sabaya » by Orit Fouks Rotem, « The Forger » by Maggie Peren and « Perfect Strangers » by Lior Ashkenazi, also usually in front of the camera. Not to mention a documentary on the 50th anniversary of « Fiddler on the Roof » !
https://www.gil.ch/evenement/festival-international-du-film-des-cultures-juives-de-geneve
19 November 2022 at the Salle du Lignon
The singer Keren Ann, whose cultures of origin and creations have been associated with Europe as well as Israel, has long distinguished herself on stage, on record but also when her music becomes one of the actors of films, operas and plays. She joins the Debussy Quartet, known for its classical repertoire as well as its highly original contemporary collaborations. Together, they continue to explore different musical genres. Keren Ann’s repertoire is thus revisited, with original arrangements conceived by the singer and other artists such as Maxim Moston and Gabriel Kahane for an unforgettable evening.
https://www.comisra.ch/evenements/concert-keren-ann-quatuor-debussy-offre-speciale
Until 10 April 2023 at the Freud Museum
From the meeting between Freud and André Breton to the influence of psychoanalysis on the work of Salvador Dali, this exhibition explores the links between psychoanalysis and surrealism. Around one hundred works from the Klewan collection by some fifty artists, as well as numerous writings. Their links, but also their differences, are explored throughout the exhibition. Among the works presented are those of Herbert Bayer, Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Salvador Dalí, Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Conroy Maddox, André Masson, Meret Oppenheim, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Savinio, Toyen (Marie Čermínová) and Dorothea Tanning.
https://www.freud-museum.at/en/surreal-imagining-new-realities
17 November 2022 at the Jewish Museum of London
A meeting of times and genres on the London stage. What could be more surprising than to see Shakespeare performed in Yiddish? Actors, directors and authors allow Yiddish to be in tune with the great ancients but also with the concerns of the newcomers of the 20th century. All the emotions of this turning point in English Jewish history are brought together, with period Yiddish objects and posters held at the Jewish Museum.
https://jewishmuseum.org.uk/event/secrets-of-the-london-yiddish-stage
15 December 2022 in the Maisel Synagogue
The Maisel Synagogue is used to presenting classical concerts, but this evening it will host a concert of baroque music. On stage the violinist Hana Fleková is accompanied by the theorbist Jan Krejči and the violinist Lenka Torgersen. Together they perform works by 17th-century transalpine musicians inspired by Italian virtuoso music. A concert presented with the support of the German Embassy in the Czech Republic.
https://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/program-and-education/events/1856/
November 6, 2022 at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute
The Institute celebrates its 75th anniversary with a three-part series, co-hosted with the Ghetto Fighters’ House. The series will look at the efforts of Emanuel Ringelblum and other prisoners of the Warsaw Ghetto during the war to keep records of the Holocaust. Thus, 35,000 documents in Yiddish, German, Polish and Hebrew were hidden: posters, photos, drawings, identity cards, school notebooks, ration tickets… Archives found after the war between 1946 and 1950. The event will provide an opportunity to learn more about the people who undertook this fabulous process and its importance for researchers and the general public.
https://www.jhi.pl/en/events/let-the-world-read-and-know-the-oneg-shabbat-archives,1418
Until 16 April 2023 at the Jewish Museum of Galicia
Prepared together with the Jewish Museum in Vienna, this exhibition highlights the fascinating life of the iconic Helena Rubinstein (1872-1965). This is on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her birth. Born in Podgorze, near Krakow, she was influenced by her mother’s upbringing of her and her seven sisters, especially in the use of beauty products. This is how she launched her empire in Australia, then in Europe, mainly in London and Paris. Then to the United States, where she enjoyed her greatest success. The exhibition features photos of Rubinstein in Krakow, various old beauty products, dresses, and a 1929 advertisement with her voice. The exhibition is organised with the support of the Krakow City Council.
Until 5 February 2023 at MEIS
The exhibition Sotto lo stesso cielo (Under the Same Sky), curated by Amedeo Spagnoletto and Sharon Reichel, allows the public to learn more about the festival of Sukkot and appreciate its message of union under the same sky. Celebrating the survival of the Jewish people in the desert, the festival is also an encounter with nature and the connection to its elements and rhythm of life. Religious, artistic and ecological perceptions are shared, mainly around the use and respect of water. 10 wooden panels with biblical scenes will be shown. They were created for a Venetian soukka at the turn of the 18th and 19th century.
This exhibition is organised by the European Centre for Judaism, in partnership with the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv and the Institute for Marrano Research. It presents the astonishing and very diverse journey of the Jews since the Inquisition. But also the efforts made by the Marranos to keep a Jewish presence in their homes, creating habits over time when the objects and witnesses of those times were no longer present. Like these descendants praying to a mysterious Saint Esther, a habit of kissing the corner of the door without knowing why… The exhibition also allows visitors to (re)discover the Jewish history of Spain since Roman times and the glory of the Andalusian Golden Age, the participation of the Jews in the economic and cultural development of Spain and other great pages of history.
European Jewish Center, place de Jérusalem, 75017 Paris
https://cejparis.com/expo-histoire-des-sefarades-des-conversos-et-de-leurs-descendants/
Until November 6, 2022 at the Swiss National Museum
The exhibition traces the origin of the publication of Anne Frank’s famous book. Motivated by the desire to share the story of his murdered daughter, the family hidden in Holland, and the other family members killed during the Holocaust, Otto Frank settled in the city of Basel after the war. From there he began to bring to light the writings of his daughter Anne in a message of hope for humanity.
https://www.nationalmuseum.ch/
Until the end of 2023 at the Swiss Jewish Museum
Numerous objects are on display at the Swiss Jewish Museum to introduce the public to Jewish culture. Objects from many eras, such as a ring from Antiquity, manuscripts from the Middle Ages, books from modern times, household objects from the 19th century, political documents relating to the struggle for equal rights or to Zionist congresses, or things that belonged to refugees during the war or to contemporary Jewish Swiss citizens… All these objects trace the country’s strong and ancient link with Judaism.
At the Jewish Museum Stockholm
The Jewish Museum in Stockholm was born out of a desire to preserve the traces of Jewish life after the Holocaust. In search of personal stories and objects illustrating Swedish Jewish life. This exhibition focuses on the approach to the subject of the Shoah, especially today. Among the objects presented are a theatrical program, a flag from the Hechalutz movement, children’s newspapers and gifts given to doctors who treated Holocaust survivors.
https://judiskamuseet.se/the-dog-with-a-red-silk-ribbon-from-memory-to-cultural-heritage/?lang=en
Until January 8, 2024 at the Polin Museum
This exhibition, organized by Barbara Engelking, Zuzanna Schnepf-Kołacz, and Agata Polak for the Polin Museum in coordination with the Holocaust Research Center, commemorates 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. When its prisoners took up arms against the Nazis and resisted their assaults for weeks. It will show the daily life in the bunkers, the anguish and testimonies of solidarity. But it will also deal with the contemporary question of our behavior in the face of the danger of death and our ability to resist evil. With testimonies of survivors.
Until December 31, 2024 at the Jewish Museum Amsterdam
Equipped with a VR headset, children will be able to embark with Eden on a magical journey to discover what the Golden Rule is based on. The Golden Rule has been shared by many cultures for thousands of years and was summarized by Rabbi Hillel as follows: Do not do to others what you would not wish them to do to you. Characters such as the Bedouin girl Mahara or Robbie the Robot (named after an Asimov character) accompany the children on their journey. This very original exhibition was created by Abner Preis and adapted by Bibi Dumon Tak
https://jck.nl/en/exhibition/eden-and-golden-rule
At the Jewish Museum Oslo
The exhibition traces Norwegian Jewish life on the occasion of the bicentenary of the 1814 Constitution. It presents the participation of Jews in sports activities and the joy of communion with nature and their willingness to integrate into Norwegian life. Although a small minority, Jews have been active in the country’s sports history since the beginning of the 20th century.
https://www.jodiskmuseumoslo.no/en-gb/heia-jodene
From September 2 to December 30, 2022 at the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights
Based on an installation of paintings and sculptures by Bruce Clarke, this exhibition is situated in a current of critical figuration. The artists address issues related to the tragic consequences of war on individuals, exile and massacres, but also the capacity for resistance and resilience. The exhibition takes place at the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights but also on the site of Thil, former annex of the concentration camp of Natzweiler-Struthof. It is punctuated by a dance performance by the Tebby Ramasike collective.
At the Jewish Museum of Latvia
This exhibition presents the photographic works of Inta Ruka. Black and white portraits of people taken during the war or as refugees from a country at war, whether survivors of the Holocaust or refugees from Argentina, Afghanistan or Iraq, among others. This is the artist’s second exhibition devoted to war, following the one on Finnish women who were drafted in 1939. Each time the artist shares the humanity and emotions of his subjects.
https://www.ebrejumuzejs.lv/en/exhibition_category/temporary/
Until Septembre 30th, 2022 at the Museum of the History of the Jews
In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, several cultural facilities in Catalonia exhibit a part of their collections to reconstruct the history of the Liceu from multiple perspectives. The Museu d’Història dels Jueus exhibits the original booklet of the opera The Jewess, by the composer Fromental Halévy, premiered at the Gran Teatre del Liceu during the Carnestoltes of 1859 in its Italian version, with the title L’ebrea.
Until November 14, 2022 at the Museo Sefardi
In connection with the commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Alfonso X “the Wise” the Museo Sefardi, a contemporary example of the multicultural life of the city of Toledo, returns to this important figure in national history. By evoking the cultural life and the place of Judaism at the time of the Spanish king, trying to understand the context and the issues of the time. The participation of the Jews in scientific, cultural and political life, as well as their relationship with the court and the local Muslim culture, and the role played by the city of Toledo in all these encounters.
https://losjudiosenlacortedealfonsox.es
Until December 11, 2022 at the Kazerne Dossin
The exhibition presented at the Caserne Dossin returns to the concept of “universal” associated with that of “human rights”. It shows the origin of this association, the impact on everyday life and the role of each person in this construction. A presentation in the form of a triptych, the first part of which is devoted to the shock caused by the Second World War and the Shoah, leading to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The second part deals with the different views of ancient civilizations on the issue. As for the third, it focuses on contemporary figures and approaches.
https://kazernedossin.eu/fr/expo/universal-human-rights/
From September 16, 2022 to March 5, 2023
The Jewish Museum of Belgium presents the first retrospective devoted to the Brussels painter. Although Arié Mandelbaum has been exhibited in Belgium and abroad, this is the first initiative of its kind. Forty works dating from 1957 to 2016 are presented. From his expressionist beginnings to his works showing a certain fragility. Topics related to family life, the human body, but also the political commitments of 1968, the Vietnam War, the assassination of Lumumba and the memory of the Shoah, he who was a hidden child during the Second World War, are addressed.
Jewish Museum of Belgium
Until March 19, 2023 at the Museum Judenplatz Vienna
Café Arabia, which opened in 1951, was located in the center of the city on the Kohlmarkt. It revolutionized the local coffee culture by importing Italian know-how. This mythical place, which disappeared in 1999, was created by Alfred Weiss (1890-1973). This entrepreneur developed the Arabia brand and made it a success in the inter-war period. Having to flee during the Holocaust, the family returned to Vienna after the war and rebuilt the company which had been dismantled and “Aryanized”. The exhibition, organized by Apostolo and Michael Freund, looks back on this fabulous epic.
https://www.jmw.at/exhibition/espresso_at_last_the_cafe_arabia_on_kohlmarkt