26 February 2026 at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Museum Munich
Reading by author Frank A. Stern and actress Tamara Stern from the fictionalised biography of the Kronheims. The story of a woman born in secret before 1945, the daughter of a German-Jewish merchant family. Between discussions and references to the past and the heavy silences following the war, but also contemporary Jewish life in Germany, this text tackles many themes.
Détails – Musée juif de Munich
Until 31 January 2026
To celebrate the museum’s 40th anniversary, it is presenting an exhibition specially prepared for the event. Documents and objects tracing the museum’s four decades of work and exhibitions give visitors a better understanding of its evolution and the place it holds in Augsburg today. The exhibition also looks to the future, presenting upcoming projects and challenges.
40 Years Jewish Museum Augsburg Swabia | Foyer Exhibition
From 6 to 8 March 2026
Based on the theme ‘Tikun Olam, Repairing the world, yesterday, today and tomorrow,’ Limmud offers, as it does every year, a large number of meetings, workshops and conferences in a warm and welcoming setting. Inspired by the English model, which represents one of the great achievements of contemporary British Judaism, the chosen theme is courageous and daring, responding to the need to come together and rebuild a more peaceful and fraternal world.
18 January at 4pm at the Café des Psaumes
The duo Ora, composed of Eugénie Zebrowska Selin (vocals) and Evelyne Cohen (piano), presents its musical journey through great masterpieces for piano and voice from all horizons: from Yiddish songs to grand opera arias and humorous questions about the meaning and situations of life.
16 February 2026 at Adath Shalom
As part of its many literary and artistic events, the Graines de Psaumes association is offering two events on this day.
2:30 p.m. – ‘In the footsteps of Aurelie Gottlieb – a life story to rediscover’ by Philippe Boukara, historian and specialist in contemporary Jewish history. He will present the story of this Polish Jewish intellectual and Zionist activist.
4:00 p.m. – ‘Agnon’s Jerusalem’ by Anat Chaskalovic, Doctor of Hebrew Literature and Civilisation – Through the short story ‘Tehila’ by Samuel Joseph Agnon, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the complex history of this city, which has inspired so many cultures and civilisations throughout the ages, will be presented.
Until 20 September 2026 at the Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Isère
This exhibition, organised as part of the museum’s long-term effort to raise awareness of the region’s diverse cultural heritage, gives visitors a better understanding of the long history of the Jewish presence in the area. Thanks to the research of archaeologists and historians, it presents the story of two millennia of Jewish presence between the Rhône and the Alps, the plurality of Jewish identities today, and the actions taken to combat anti-Semitism.
Une histoire juive | Portail des Musées
Until 8 March 2026 at the Pantheon
This exhibition, which follows Robert Badinter’s induction into the Pantheon, gives visitors a better understanding of his family history, his career and his struggles. A lawyer and then Minister of Justice, Robert Badinter fought tirelessly against oblivion and all forms of hatred. He is best known to the general public for having abolished the death penalty in 1981 and decriminalised homosexuality the following year. Numerous documents, photos, audio clips and personal items are on display.
Robert Badinter, la justice au cœur | Panthéon
22 January 2026 at 8:30 p.m., at Espace Rachi – Guy de Rothschild
Artist Léa Carat takes the audience on a journey through the worlds and personal experiences that inspired her new album. Between French chanson and nomadic inspirations ranging from jazz to bossa nova, the audience is pleasantly lost between dreams and reality. For the launch of her new album, she is accompanied by a quintet featuring Sheliyah Masry on guitar, Jacques Boutineau on piano, Marielle De Rocca Sera on violin, Grégoire Deback on saxophone, Ida Driscoll on backing vocals and Fabrice Thompson on percussion.
Until 29 March 2026 at the Shoah Memorial in Paris
Forty years ago, Claude Lanzmann’s film was unable to include all the testimonies in its final cut. The recordings featured in the exhibition, presented for the first time simultaneously at the Shoah Memorial in Paris and the Jewish Museum in Berlin, date from the years before filming began and document the interviews not followed by filming that Claude Lanzmann and his assistants conducted during their research trips with perpetrators, victims and witnesses. The scientific curator is Tamar Lewinsky.
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne
21 January 2026 at 7 p.m. at the Shoah Memorial in Paris
On the occasion of the publication of Ginette Kolinka, Against Hate by Catel, published by La Sirène (2026), this presentation of the story of Ginette Kolinka, a camp survivor and tireless witness to young people, will give the audience a better understanding of the difficulty of dealing with trauma and silence. To arrive much later in life at the point of speaking, recounting and passing on… This book, in the form of interviews, gives voice to a movingly clear narrative, accompanied by Catel Muller’s drawings, which reinforce the power of the testimony. Ginette Kolinka discusses deportation, but also racism, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and intolerance, in the form of a cry against hatred, forgetfulness and indifference. In the presence of the author and Ginette Kolinka, in conversation with Jean-Luc Fromental, publisher and scriptwriter.
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne
24 January 2026 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Maison de la Culture Yiddish
This day offers a chance to immerse yourself in the world of the shtetl, its characters, both real and imagined, and their different representations according to place and time, confronted with surrounding threats and historical and cultural upheavals. The day will begin with a fun family activity around a costume and role-playing workshop. This will be followed by a series of readings of poems and stories about the shtetl, in Yiddish with their English translations.
La Nuit de la lecture : Villes et campagne – programme.yiddish.paris
From 22 January to 13 December 2026 at the mahJ
A double graphic work by the artist, Jim d’Etterbeek is the title of a monumental work drawn during the Occupation in Brussels, consisting of more than five thousand drawings by Chaïm-Charles Kaliski (1929-2015). Born into a Jewish family in Brussels, his father was arrested in 1944, while the rest of the family managed to hide during the Holocaust. In 1989, at the age of 60, deeply affected by this period, Chaïm spent 18 years drawing his family history, producing thousands of drawings. This approach is reminiscent of that of the great Will Eisner, who returned to drawing after the death of his daughter and created the first graphic novel.
Chaïm Kaliski. « Jim d’Etterbeek » | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
21 January 2026 at 7 p.m. at the mahJ
Chaïm Kaliski’s drawings are a moving chronicle of a Jewish childhood and an infinitely accurate account of the Jews of Brussels during the Occupation. The author began this work in 1989, at the age of 60. Joël Kotek and Laurence Schram, scientific advisors for the exhibition, and William Henne, publisher (La 5e Couche), will present Chaïm Kaliski’s work and career during this conference hosted by Jonathan Hayoun.
Rencontre : Chaïm Kaliski. « Jim d’Etterbeek » | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
Every Wednesday from 10am to noon at JEM Beaugrenelle
Michel d’Anastasio, a Hebrew calligrapher, teaches this art to participants who wish to register for these sessions. He helps them master the art of letter drawing and then create aesthetic compositions with words.
Ateliers de calligraphie hébraïque – Judaïsme En Mouvement
8 February 2026 at 5 p.m. at the JEM Copernic Synagogue
The Copernic Choral Ensemble presents a programme combining two powerful works from the choral repertoire: Camille Saint-Saëns’ Le Déluge, in its version for four soloists, choir and piano, and Aharon Harlap’s Magnificat, written for two soloists, choir and piano. The concert is conducted by Thomas Tacquet, with Flore Merlin on piano, accompanied by soloists Hermione Bernard, Camille Taos Arbouz, Antoine Ageorges and Frédéric Albou.
Concert de l’ensemble choral Copernic – Judaïsme En Mouvement
3 February 2026 at 8 p.m. at the Medem Centre
As part of Medem Tuesdays, Hélène Wiesenfeld (Medem Centre Culture Committee) and Véronique Angel (President of Licra Paris) welcome Joël Kotek, President of the Jonathas Institute, which fights against anti-Semitism. Joël Kotek will present the very worrying situation for Jews in Belgium in the face of rising anti-Semitic acts, boycotts and calls for hatred, both in political and cultural circles.
21 January 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the IUMAT
This evening event will give participants an opportunity to learn about the life, thinking and influence of this great intellectual and founder of the Amitié judéo-chrétienne de France (Jewish-Christian Friendship of France). Entitled Le siècle de Jules Isaac: amitiés, affinités, héritages (The Century of Jules Isaac: Friendships, Affinities, Legacies), published by Éditions Cerf, the book includes the proceedings of the symposium held in Montpellier on 5 and 6 September 2023. With the participation of professors from Montpellier Paul Valéry University: Roland Andreani, Christian Amalvi, Michel Fourcade, Carol Iancu and Pierre-Yves Kirschleger.
Présentation des Actes du Colloque Jules Isaac – IUMAT
1 February 2026 at 3 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Association of Nancy
The author, who was notably Director-General of the OSE, will present this book compiling the writings of his father, Alter Fajnzylberg, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz from April 1942 to January 1945. His father wrote these texts upon his arrival in France after the liberation of the camps, in order to bear witness to what he had seen and experienced. Roger Fajnzylberg translated them from Polish to French and contextualised them with the help of historian Alban Perrin.
Association Culturelle Juive de Nancy – maison ouverte des cultures juives
16 February 2026 at the Drancy Memorial
This temporary exhibition traces the stages of the end of the war, from the discovery of the camps by the Allied armies to the repatriation of deportees and attempts at reconstruction, as well as the gradual realisation of the reality of the Nazi concentration camp system and the need to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice. Numerous testimonies from survivors are presented, along with their life stories.
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne
29 January 2026 at 6.30 p.m. at the Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Isère
The bibliographic dictionary devoted to the Maquisards du Vercors will be presented by its author at the Museum. During the evening, he will discuss the 10 years of work required to compile this work, including research, meetings and testimonials. This will provide a better understanding of the challenges of this period and the courage of these men and women.
Maquisards du Vercors – Rencontre avec l’auteur Maurice Bleicher | Portail des Musées
7 February 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the Montluc National Memorial
On the first Saturday of every month from February to August, the Memorial invites visitors to discover the story of Simone Lagrange (née Kadosche), who was arrested with her parents on 6 June 1944 and interned at Montluc prison. She was only 13 years old when she was deported with her mother to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Convoy 76. A Holocaust survivor, she testified at the trial of Klaus Barbie in 1987. Simone Lagrange passed away on 17 February 2016.
1 March 2026
The CHRD offers an urban tour that gives visitors a better understanding of the key players and issues in Lyon and its region during the Second World War. The historical tour follows in the footsteps of events and takes visitors to symbolic locations from this period. This approach is all the more important given the complexity of the war in Lyon and the need to pass on memories.
20 January 2026 at 7 p.m. at the FSJU Nice
As part of its cultural events, the FSJU is hosting a meeting with Nicole and Bernard Prieur on a theme as old as it is stimulating: the ability to confront different points of view, to enrich each other and to inspire future generations. This is a very interesting approach at a time when opportunities for calm dialogue are dwindling.
15 November 2025 at 5 p.m. at the MJC Monchat in Lyon
La Grande Illusion, one of the major films of the pre-war period, made a lasting impression on audiences thanks to Renoir’s direction, the actors’ formidable performances, and the film’s desire to reconcile the French rather than flatter antagonisms. One of its actors, Sylvain Itkine, a Jew from Lithuania, was deeply involved in popular education and social movements in his daily life. In 1943, he joined the Resistance in Lyon. Denounced, he was arrested and tortured to death in August 1944. A conference-debate will be led by Olivier Barrot on the life of Sylvain Itkine, followed at 8pm by a screening of the film La Grande Illusion.
Action culturelle – MJC Montchat
16 November 2025 at 11 a.m.
This pilgrimage takes place as part of the National Day of Remembrance for the Jewish Martyrs of Belgium. It is coordinated by the Union of Jewish Deportees in Belgium – Daughters and Sons of the Deportation. Buses will be available to transport participants from Antwerp and Brussels.
PELERINAGE NATIONAL A L’ANCIENNE CASERNE DOSSIN A MALINES – La Maison de la Culture Juive
28 October 2025 at 7 p.m. at the CIG
This conference is part of the series of conferences entitled ‘Jerusalem and Babylon: key cities in Jewish history’, with Jacques Lévy, president of the AAA – ORT Anieres. It will allow the public to discover the story of Cyrus, who enabled the Hebrews exiled to Babylon to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple there. A symbol of tolerance, Cyrus already embodied the union of Eastern spirituality and Western knowledge.
“Cyrus le Grand, roi de Perse : un destin biblique et prophétique” – Communauté Israélite de Genève
Until 24 October 2025 at the Maribor Library
This travelling exhibition from the Jewish Museum of Galicia is based on Renia Spiegel’s diary and is presented in the original setting of the reading room of the Maribor Library. It presents the life, feelings and experiences of this Polish Jewish teenager who wrote this diary during the Second World War. A precious document that was discovered by Renia Spiegel’s family in 2012.
We need to leave something behind for the world – Sinagoga Maribor
At the Polin Museum
At the heart of this exhibition is Hebrew, of course, from its ancient version to its contemporary Israeli adaptation. But it also covers Yiddish, Ladino and Judeo-Arabic. The aim is to show their differences, influences and similarities according to region and era. These languages are marked by tradition, survival and rebirth. Visitors are immersed in a space surrounded by the letters of these different languages. Dozens of objects, some of them very old, are also on display.
30 November 2025 at 7.30 p.m. at the Portuguese Synagogue
The synagogue is hosting a new candlelit concert in a sumptuous setting that combines history and emotion. Hundreds of candles will be lit, illuminating the notes coming from the instruments throughout this magical night.
Candlelight Concert | Portuguese Synagogue… | Jewish Cultural Quarter
10 December 2025 at 8 p.m. at the Jewish Museum Amsterdam
The museum offers an astonishing immersive experience in different scenarios anticipating what Jewish life could become in the more or less distant future. It addresses issues of identity, violence and fears in the difficult present experienced by Jews in Europe in recent years. An experience inspired by Afrofuturism, a movement of cultural reappropriation of African diasporas.