25 January 2025, 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm at the House of Yiddish Culture
The 2025 edition of this night, proposed by Shahar Fineberg, is dedicated to objects that have been inherited, forgotten, found, hidden or rescued. The MCY invites participants to (re)find a significant object from their lives that tells their personal story and to write about it. During the workshop, the MCY team, in the presence of Yitskhok Niborski, professor of Yiddish language and literature, will work with you to adapt your text into Yiddish.
Nuit de la lecture à la MCY (en présentiel) – programme.yiddish.paris
8 January, 2 April, 7 May, 4 June and 2 July 2025, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the mahJ
The Cercle de Généalogie Juive (Jewish Genealogy Circle) welcomes members of the public to help them (re)discover their personal history by tracing their family trees, which have sometimes been buffeted by the winds of history. The speakers, each a specialist in a particular cultural area (Maghreb, Eastern Europe, etc.), show participants the methods and IT tools best suited to their needs.
Rencontres généalogiques | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
January 21, 2025 at 8 p.m. at the Palace 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. 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 Palace Cinema: “The Pianist’s Choice” by Jacques Otmezguine.
Diasporama – Accueil – Diasporama
Until January 19, 2025 at the Jeu de Paume
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is not just an address in the north of Brussels, it is one of the greatest film destinations of all time. The work of a 25-year-old filmmaker, daring to evoke both the female condition and the silences imposed by the wounds of history through the character played by the immense Delphine Seyrig. The Jeu de Paume museum pays tribute to the woman who chose to settle in Paris after making her first short films, including the UFO Saute ma ville (1968). Which is projected onto a wall in this wonderful exhibition. Other short films are also on display, including the testimonies of Holocaust survivors collected for a TV programme by Chantal Akerman, as well as the very funny short Family Business. There is also a plethora of photos and manuscripts, images of essays for Golden Eighties (1986), and television sets laid side by side for her documentary on post-Soviet Eastern Europe. A magnificent journey at the Jeu de Paume, between laughter and silence, with her mischievous and uncompromising eye…
Exposition Chantal Akerman – Jeu de Paume
From November 20, 2024 at the Museum of Turkish Jews
The museum presents around fifty ketouboth from private collections. Among them that of Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Turkey, as well as those of collectors Ceri Benardete, Jak Haim and Silvyo Ovadya, as well as the archives of the Israel Museum. The diversity of sources is also reflected in the periods (from 1830 to the present day) and in the places, the ketouboth being originating not only from Istanbul but also from Van, Izmir, Bursa, Erdine, Tekirdag…
The Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews – Homepage
November 27 and 30, 2024 at the Théâtre de l’Espérance
This piece allows us to address three important, determining moments in Albert Cohen’s life: the confrontation with anti-Semitism at the age of ten in Marseille, the relationship with his mother and his years of work within an international organization. Three moments that inspired Albert Cohen’s books, two thirds of them taking place in the city of Geneva where Albert Cohen lived for a long time. Six actors (Joe Bengui, Alberto Deerrard, Sonia Elkrief, Nathalie Heiniger, Lucie Ryckewaert and Mauro Vieira) bring them back to life on stage.
Représentation théâtrale : « Le monde d’Albert Cohen » – Communauté Israélite de Genève
January 17, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Around forty museums and cultural institutions in Basel are participating in this night of sharing by offering a wide variety of literary, musical, cinematographic and theatrical events. This takes place every year in January in a city particularly important for Jewish political and cultural history.
Events – Juedisches Museum Schweiz
November 23, 2024 at 6 p.m. in front of Pošta Slovenije, Slomškov trg 10
This artistic-documentary performance evokes the disarmament of the Green Guard on November 23, 1918. General Rudolf Maister took control of the city by disarming the Green Guard. This event, in which the Maribor synagogue participates with other partners, takes place as part of the “year of General Rudolf Maister” decreed by the Slovenian government.
47 minutes – Maister’s action for Maribor – Sinagoga Maribor
November 28, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Portuguese Synagogue
The synagogue hosts a wonderful musical moment lit by hundreds of candles in this place where the acoustics are particularly impressive. Which suits Sacha van Ravenswade, a tenor specializing in both classical opera repertoire and Jewish religious songs. The theme chosen for this concert is “Yehi or”, which in Hebrew means “let there be light”. The tenor is accompanied for this event by pianist Aksana Stahievitch.
Candlelight Concert: Sacha van Ravenswade &… | Jewish Cultural Quarter
From February 1 to May 4, 2025 at the Rembrandt Museum
The exhibition presents the work of Samuel van Hoogstraten, one of Rembrandt’s best students. He worked for a long time with the master in the workshop dedicated to students. Among the lessons, that of the link between illusion and visual deception was particularly important for Hoogstraten’s artistic work. During his numerous trips to European capitals he shared the work and influence of Rembrandt.
The illusionist – Rembrandthuis
4 December 2024 at 7.30pm at the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights
This conference is organised as part of the 80th anniversary of the evacuation of the Natzweiler concentration camp. During the lecture, historian Robert Steegmann will review the key events of 1944, focusing on the very special history of this camp in annexed Alsace. The conference is organised in partnership with the Amicale nationale française des Déportés et des Familles de Disparus de Natzweiler-Struthof et de ses kommandos and the Amicale luxembourgeoise des Anciens Prisonniers et des Familles de Disparus de Natzweiler-Struthof.
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17 November 2024 at 12 noon at the Gaon Museum in Vilna
The museum is offering a guided tour of its exhibition devoted to the Shoah and this particular aspect of the trials that followed. Rediscovering the stories of the victims of the Shoah and the lessons that can be learned from them. Trials that took place in various European countries, involving a tiny proportion of those responsible for these atrocities.
Thematic tour: War Crimes Trials after World War II – Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History
This is the first exhibition to be presented in Germany and Greece on the subject of Greek Jews as forced labourers during the occupation. It focuses on the site of Karya, where in the spring of 1943 the Germans transported hundreds of Jews from Thessaloniki to build a road. The exhibition is organised in partnership by the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Benaki Museum and the Nazi Forced Labor Documentation Center in Berlin.
Current Exhibition – Jewishmuseum
Until April 2025 at the Museo Sefardi
Numerous documents and objects owned by the museum are being brought out of storage to be presented at the museum as part of this thematic exhibition. Until 8 December, the ‘Inquisitorial Material’ room will be displaying a parchment from the late 16th century naming Juan Blasco Escribano as a relative of the Holy Office of Villamontilla.
17 November 2024 at 5.30pm at the Jewish Museum of Belgium
This tribute to the Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux from 1938 to 1940 is organised by “Les Justes de Belgique” and the “Aristides de Sousa Mendès Foundation – US”, in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Belgium and the Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique. It honours the courage of the consul who chose to disobey his government by signing tens of thousands of visas enabling refugees, many of them Jewish, to flee the Shoah. An exemplary display of courage that is all the more appreciable today.
Hommage à Aristides de Sousa Mendes : Le Courage d’un Juste – Musée Juif de Belgique
8 December 2024 from 10.30am to 6pm at Mazal Café
This new edition of the Book Fair brings together many authors and works. And in a variety of forms, including novels, essays, graphic novels, comic strips and cookery books. Some of the authors are also taking part in conferences organised by the organisers. A moment of cultural sharing that is particularly welcome in these difficult times.
SEFER – Salon du Livre – La Maison de la Culture Juive
Until 27 April 2025 at the Jewish Museum Vienna
The Viennese exhibition presents the different representations of the feeling of fear throughout history. Particular attention is paid to the fears that have marked Jewish history, which has been marked by wars and persecution of all kinds, in the name of different ideologies. Artistic interpretations of this feeling are presented, with the aim of offering a multidimensional and sensitive look at intimate feelings.
Exhibitions | Jüdisches Museum Wien
21 January 2025 at 7.30pm at the Hohenems Jewish Museum
This lecture by Thomas Schmidinger will look at the Jewish diaspora in Kurdistan, one of the oldest in the world. Nevertheless, the majority of Kurdish Jews were forced to leave in the second half of the 20th century. Political scientist and social and cultural anthropologist Thomas Schmidinger led a Future Fund research project in 2022/23 on the cultural remains of the Jews of Kurdistan.
5 December 2024 at 7pm at the Freud Museum
This is the 20th meeting on this complex theme. It will focus on the conflict in Ukraine. In particular, the question of the ethical position. But also the way patients are treated during the war, thanks to testimonies from trauma experts. Clinical cases are presented by Ukrainian psychoanalysts and psychotherapists. Among the participants: Françoise Davoine, Gerard Fromm, Oleksandr Filts and Jeanne Wolff.
Psychoanalysis under Conditions of War – www.freud-museum.at/en
15 December 2024 at 8pm with the JMI in zoom
A discussion via zoom will enable participants to discuss the musical education of the next generations, both in Jewish communities and in the country as a whole. The discussion is prompted by the fact that music is rarely part of the school curriculum, and remains present mostly in privileged circles, with private lessons and access to classical concerts. The discussion led by composer and conductor Malcolm Singer will emphasise the quest to democratise access to music.
JMI ONLINE: MUSIC FOR THE YOUNG SOUL – Jewish Music Institute
5 December 2024 at 7pm at the Munich Jewish Museum
Galili Shahar (Brodt Foundation Visiting Professor at the Chair of Jewish History and Culture) in conversation with Andreas Kilcher, researcher on Kafka, address the theme of Kafka’s Marrano Judaism. They look back at the controversial presence of Jewish themes in Kafka’s work, which are perceived as enigmatic. Numerous events are being organised in Europe to mark the centenary of the writer’s death, starting of course with Prague.
Musée juif de Munich – Détails
Until 6 July 2025 at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt
This exhibition is the first to present Jewish thoughts and practices concerning death. With the help of ritual objects, artistic works and audio and video recordings. It looks at the acceptance of death, the help given to oneself and to others, and the rites of passage that accompany it. Not forgetting a look at the theme of Paradise. The evolution of religious ceremonies from biblical times to the challenges posed by the restrictions of Covid are also examined.
In the Face of Death – Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt
Until 27 April 2025 at the Jewish Museum Berlin
In the early 1960s, Leonard Freed, a Jewish American photographer, went to West Germany to discover post-war German Judaism, taking numerous photographs. The work was mainly carried out in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, with the aim of giving Germans a better understanding of the Jewish minority living discreetly in the country. 52 of these photos were published in 1962. Much later, they were purchased from the photographer’s widow to form part of the museum’s collections. This is the first exhibition to present the entire body of work.
German Jews Today | Jewish Museum Berlin
Until 29 June 2025 at the Augsburg Jewish Museum
This exhibition sets off on a long linguistic journey, reflecting the long presence and mutual influence of Jewish culture. Yiddish has been spoken in Bavaria for eight centuries, and many words that are still used in contemporary German have their origins there. The exhibition is accompanied by a number of programmes, including the ‘Kumt un lomir redn yidish!’ workshop on 24 November 2024.
Exhibition “Yiddish. Jewish. Taytsch.”
18 November at 4.30pm at the Café des Psaumes
Hélène Mouchard-Zay, daughter of Jean Zay and director of the Cercil, the memorial museum for the children of the Vel d’Hiv, presents the diary of his captivity, ‘Souvenirs and Solitude’. A work that provides a better understanding of that period, as well as his visionary action. The meeting is preceded by a reading by Xavier Béja, creator of the show ‘Jean Zay, the Complete Man’, being performed at the Théâtre Essaïon.
Le programme du Café des Psaumes
From 8 February to 5 May 2025 at the Musée Marc Chagall
Forced to take refuge in the United States during the war, Marc Chagall returned from exile in 1948, first living in Orgeval, near Paris. The following year, he moved to Vence on the Côte d’Azur, where he lived until 1965. He then spent the last 20 years of his life at the villa ‘La Colline’ in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. There he worked on a number of monumental projects, including stained glass windows, mosaics and the creation of the National Museum Marc Chagall, inaugurated in 1973, the first national museum dedicated to a living artist. This exhibition will highlight the special atmosphere of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which inspired the great artist.
Chagall 1966-1985. Dans la lumière de Saint-Paul-de-Vence | Musée National Marc Chagall
1 December 2024 at 2pm at the Espace Benhaïm
This conference will highlight the importance of the legacy of the former head of government and his extraordinary destiny. A man who embodied the values of the 3rd Republic and the way they were shared, concerned with the well-being of his country, particularly in improving the social and economic conditions of workers, but also in uniting the nation in the face of the dangers threatening it.
Centre Edmond Fleg Marseille – Save the date !!! – Centre Edmond Fleg Marseille
8 December 2024 at 2pm at the Shoah Memorial
For the Nazis, the Shoah was not an ambition limited to Europe. The advance of the Allied troops prevented this ambition to materialize on every continent. Nevertheless, the occupation of Tunisia by Axis forces raised fears of a fate similar to that of European Jews, with brutal measures taken against the local Jewish population. Fortunately, the deportations did not have the time or the material possibility to take place. This conference is organised in partnership with the Societý for the History of the Jews of Tunisia (SHJT), on the occasion of the commemoration of the roundup of the Jews of Tunis by the SS. In the presence of Jérémy Guedj, lecturer in contemporary history at the University of Côte d’Azur, Marie-Anne Guez, PhD in history at the University Panthéon-Sorbonne, and Martino Oppizzi, French School of Rome and moderated by Claude Nataf, President of the SHJT.
Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne
14 December at 5pm at the Maison de la culture yiddish
The rich collections of the Medem Library have made it possible to find textbooks from yesteryear that provide a better understanding not only of the perceptions of these periods but also of the way in which Yiddish culture was transmitted. The textbooks come from many countries, including Poland, the former USSR and the United States. With a variety of teaching methods and illustrations of the representations of their time. An educational journey led by Clarisse Brossard, a teacher at the Maison de la culture yiddish, whose research focuses on the Yiddish education system in Ukraine.
11 December 2024 at 8pm at the mahJ
Noëmi Waysfeld, accompanied by Guillaume de Chassy on piano and Leïla Soldevila on double bass, shares the work of the iconic French singer. Her sounds, pains, scars and smiles along the notes that have accompanied so many generations, between melancholy and hope. Known for her classical, Yiddish and Fado repertoire, Noëmi Waysfeld takes up the challenge and extends the promise of this musical love story.
Noëmi Waysfeld chante Barbara | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme