Here are the events planned for the European Days of Jewish Culture in this city. For more information and to reserve your tickets, visit the JECPJ FRANCE website.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
10:30 a.m. Official opening of the JECJ-Lorraine
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guided tours of the consistorial synagogue (every 30 minutes)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hebrew calligraphy workshop, led by Michel D’Anastasio
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Official launch in the presence of Mr. François Grosdidier, President of the Metz Euro-Metropolis and Mayor of Metz
2:15 PM – Discussion with Pierre Assouline about his latest book, *TENEZ BON!* (Hang in There!): How Books Give Us Hope
4:15 PM – Performance “Above You, I Carry You Within Me ” – A dramatic staging by the Théâtre à Dire Company, inspired by the deeply moving correspondence between the poet Paul Celan and Ilana Shmueli.
5:30 p.m. – Concert “L’amour en résonance”, featuring the virtuoso violinist Christophe Strassel and the sensitive playing of pianist Sylvain Levy
September 9 through December 17, 2026
“Tu aimes” Exhibition Tour: romantic dialogues between the collections of La Cour d’Or and biblical tradition.
Performance: The Song of Songs at the Grenier de Chèvremont
Wednesday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Meet Gilles Rozier at theLibrairie La Cour des Grands – Metz, to mark the tenth anniversary of Éditions de l’Antilope, an independent publishing house dedicated to Jewish literature
Wednesday, September 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Lecture by Claire Placial, associate professor at the University of Lorraine
2,500 Years of Love Poetry: The Song of Songs and Its Reception at the Sablon Media Library.
October 13 & 14, 2026
Meetings with Nurith Aviv at Le Klub Cinema. As the first woman to be recognized as a director of photography in France, she explores in her work the connections between languages, memory, transmission, and identity. Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 p.m.: Screening of *Yiddish* (2020), 8:30 p.m.: *Prénoms* (2026). Wednesday, October 14, 8:30 p.m.: *Annonces* (2013).
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 p.m. -Autour du Monde Bookstore – A conversation with author and filmmaker Nurith Aviv about her book “Filmer la Parole” (Exils, 2025).
November 2 through December 19, 2026
Photography exhibition: “Regards aimants” at the Saulcy University Library – Metz. These photographs reflect a perspective that does not appropriate the world but welcomes it, allowing people and things to unfold in their own freedom. Photographers: France Louis, Jacques Mielcarek, Pascal Vandeputte. Opening reception on Thursday, November 5, at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Interactive symposium: When Academicians Speak of Love at the Grands Salons of City Hall – Metz, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. From the Bible to Shakespeare, from Dante to the landscapes of Metz, all the way to the melodies of Jacques Brel, this interactive symposium invites you on a scholarly and sensitive journey through the many faces of love, enriched by discussions with the audience.