Here are the events planned for the European Days of Jewish Culture by the JECPJ in this city. For more information and to reserve your tickets, visit the JECPJ FRANCE website.
RACHI’S MEDIEVAL ROUTE IN CHAMPAGNE
Public Interest Group “Rachi – Troyes and the Aube in the Grand Est Region”
Thursday, October 15, 2026
1:30–3:00 p.m. and 3:00–4:30 p.m. – 2 guided tours of the exhibition “The Jews of Champagne at the Heart of Medieval Life” – limited to 20 people. Location: Rachi Institute – 2 rue Brunneval in Troyes
5:00–5:45 p.m. – Site tour of the INRAP survey of the medieval Jewish cemetery in Troyes, with Michel KASPRYK, INRAP – limited to 30 people. Location: Argence Parking Lot – Boulevard Gambetta in Troyes
6:00–7:30 p.m. – Lecture “Medieval Jewish Cemeteries in Europe: Examples and Findings from Various Archaeological Approaches,” by Philippe BLANCHARD, Inrap. Location: Jacques-Chirac Media Library – Boulevard Gambetta in Troyes – Registration:
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
At 3:00 p.m. – Lecture “Rashi of Troyes – European Heritage of Champagne” by Delphine YAGÜE, director of GIP Rashi. Location: Société académique de l’Aube – 61 rue de la Cité in Troyes (entrance through the garden of the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology)
CulturistiQ – Troyes La Champagne Tourism
Sunday, September 6, 2026
10:00 a.m. – Guided tour “Rachi in the Garden of Eden,” led by Delphine YAGÜE, cultural and tourism engineering consultant, and Maximilien MAIRE, nature guide. Departing from the Voie des Viennes in Troyes (meet in front of the Troyes Champagne Métropole headquarters)
Rachi European University and Cultural Institute
2 rue Brunneval in Troyes – https://institut-rachi-troyes.fr/
Saturday, September 19, 2026
10:00 a.m. – Guided tour of the library
11:00 a.m. – Demonstration of techniques “Memories of Books: The Art of Restoration”
2:00 PM – Lecture “Ancient Heritage: What Future for Our ‘Old Stones’?” by Dominique NAERT, civil engineer and expert in the restoration of historic monuments
4:00 PM – Reading “The Ark of the Covenant in the Biblical Narrative” by Michel DEGARDIN, volunteer
6:30 PM – Musical interlude
Sunday, September 20, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Exhibition “Photographic Perspectives: Fragments of a Fragile World” – No registration required, subject to availability
Aube Departmental Archives
Monday, October 12, through Thursday, October 22 – Exhibition “The Jews of Champagne at the Heart of Medieval Life”
Location: Rachi Institute – 2 rue Brunneval in Troyes
Maison Rachi
5 rue Brunneval in Troyes
Tours (self-guided or guided) of the Maison Rachi