Start of the year Evening Wednesday 19 August 2026, at 6.30 pm In a unique and lively style, the Jewish community of Geneva is hosting a get-together on a rooftop, almost level with the Jet d’Eau, with breathtaking views ... 11 August 2026 | GenevaFrench-Speaking SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Exhibition “Jewish Värmland” At the Jewish Museum in Stockholm What remains of Jewish life when the synagogue has been demolished and all traces in the urban landscape have almost vanished? This difficult question is the ... 11 August 2026 | StockholmSweden
Candlelight Concert: Gabriel Palatchi 10 September 2026, at 7.30 pm at the Portuguese Synagogue Held regularly, these concerts in such a unique and welcoming venue bring together worship and culture, and are attended by an audience ... 11 August 2026 | The NetherlandsAmsterdam
Experimentation From 21 September 2026 to 3 January 2027 at the Rembrandt Museum The museum is showcasing works by a diverse range of artists in one of its main galleries, from Rembrandt to contemporary artists, ... 11 August 2026 | The NetherlandsAmsterdam
Presentation of ‘Stories of Light’ 14 September 2026, at 6.00 pm The Jewish Community of Turin is organising this event to present Franca Rizzi Martini’s book, ‘Storie di Lucette’. The story of a little girl and her extended ... 11 August 2026 | PiedmontItalyTurin
Polishing Memory: Public Cleaning and Guided Tour of Padua’s Stumbling Stones From 20 September to 29 November 2026 As part of an initiative under the ‘City of Ideas 2026–2027’ project, supported by Padua City Council, a guided tour of the sites where these stones are ... 11 August 2026 | PaduaVenetoItaly
Book Club: ‘Kuentos de kolor’ Monday 31 August 2026 The Sephardic Museum is relaunching its book club for anyone wishing to make the most of the holidays by immersing themselves in the adventures found within books, as ... 11 August 2026 | ToledoSpain
Book reception: Jews in the Provinces 25 August 2026, from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm at the Danish Jewish Museum On this day, the museum is celebrating the launch of this fascinating book by Bent Blüdnikow, Jews in the Provinces: Brushwood ... 11 August 2026 | CopenhagenDenmark
Rosh Hashanah Klezmer Ball 23 August 2026, from 2 pm to 6 pm at the Anderlecht Synagogue The Maison de la Culture Juive invites the public to celebrate the New Year 5787 with their families through dance, during an ... 11 August 2026 | BrusselsBelgium
Open Studio: Focus on Arié Mandelbaum 27 September to 6 December 2026 With ‘Open Studio’, the Jewish Museum of Belgium is transforming the neighbourhood around it into an exhibition space whilst its building is closed for renovation. ... 11 August 2026 | BrusselsBelgium
Dibook – Genealogical Research 7 September 2026 at 12.30 pm at the CCLJ A passion for genealogy – which enables us to trace the history of a family’s ancestors and the journeys they undertook, whether by choice or necessity, ... 11 August 2026 | BrusselsBelgium
Jewish New Year’s Concert 8 September 2026 at 7.30 pm Organised with great enthusiasm by the Jewish community of Vienna since September 2022 and proving a huge success, this annual event returns once again to mark the ... 11 August 2026 | AustriaVienna
Exhibition “Soshana. At Home in a Foreign Land – Between Exile and Return” Until 26 October 2026 at the Austrian Jewish Museum The painter Soshana is one of the few Austrian artists of the classical modernist movement to have achieved worldwide renown. Forced to leave ... 11 August 2026 | EisenstadtAustria
Exhibition “A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew – Eran Shakine” Until 8 November 2026 at the Dorotheergasse Museum The Israeli artist begins every painting title in this way, as if it were a well-known joke repeated with a few slight variations. His works ... 11 August 2026 | AustriaVienna
Handling Box Sessions 5–26 August 2026 at the National Holocaust Museum The museum is offering a series of historical exploration sessions centred around themed boxes. These boxes contain objects relating to carefully ... 11 August 2026 | NottinghamOther cities in EnglandEngland
Babka Bake It! Thursday 20 August 2026 at the Manchester Jewish Museum The public is invited to join in the fun at this cookery workshop, where you’ll learn how to make your own traditional braided cake, or ... 11 August 2026 | ManchesterOther cities in EnglandEngland
Voices on Stage: Women in Yiddish Theatre Until 8 October 2026 at the Bradford Reform Synagogue As part of its efforts to share Jewish culture with various institutions across England whilst the museum undergoes renovation, the Jewish ... 11 August 2026 | BradfordOther cities in EnglandEngland
From Tishrei to Elul 9 September 2026 at 11.00 am at the Jewish Museum Munich As part of the upcoming Jewish festivals beginning in September, a workshop on the Jewish year is being offered for children aged 7 to 12. ... 11 August 2026 | MunichGermany
Museumsuferfest Saturday 29 August, from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt As part of this event, the museum is organising a unique activity: enthusiasts of all ages are invited to come and ... 11 August 2026 | Frankfurt am MainGermanyThe Rhineland
Exhibition “The Opposite of Now” From 4 September 2026 to 10 January 2027 How can we seek and find solutions to the fears of the present? Artistic explorations can prove effective, and this is what the Jewish Museum Berlin sets ... 11 August 2026 | GermanyBerlin
Return from Captivity – dramatised reading 19 September 2026, at 4.00 pm at the Isère Museum of the Resistance and Deportation The Acour Theatre Company presents a dramatised reading to explore the little-known fate of prisoners of war ... 7 August 2026 | GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marc Chagall Exhibition: Between Poetry and Spirituality Until 25 October 2026 at the Museo Archeologico Regionale in Aosta. This exhibition aims to highlight Chagall’s artistic explorations of the Bible, a major theme that runs through his work ... 7 August 2026 | NiceProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Why Jews Don’t Like Anti-Semites: A conversation with Jean-Claude Grumberg Thursday 24 September, from 7.30 pm to 9 pm at the Maison de la culture yiddish – Medem Library The Maison de la culture yiddish is hosting this special event with the renowned author and ... 7 August 2026 | Place de la RépubliqueParis
‘Yiddish Wedding’ Concert Wednesday 9 September 2026, from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm at the mahJ Barely three days after the fabulous JECJ day at the mahJ, the museum invites you to continue the new season with song, in an ... 7 August 2026 | The MaraisParis
European Days of Jewish Culture at the mahJ Sunday 6 September 2026, from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm As part of the European Days of Jewish Culture and their inspiring theme ‘Love’, the mahJ is offering a packed programme featuring a book fair, a ... 7 August 2026 | The MaraisFranceParis
Voci Copernic From 6 September 2026 to 6 June 2027 Open to everyone, with no auditions or entrance exams, Voci Copernic has for many years brought together singing enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive ... 7 August 2026 | Western ParisParis
JEM Open Day 6 September 2026, at 10.00 am at JEM Beaugrenelle As it does every year, JEM is opening its doors to showcase the wide range of activities on offer for the 2026–2027 academic year. These include ... 7 August 2026 | Rive GaucheParis
Exhibition: The Legacy of the School of Paris From 6 August to 15 September 2026 at the Galerie Saphir La Ruche and the vibrancy of Paris, which welcomed so many artists from Eastern Europe, Italy and a host of others who came in search of ... 7 August 2026 | The MaraisParis
Medem Centre Open Days 3 and 6 September 2026 To showcase the wide range of activities planned for the 2026–2027 academic year, including courses, workshops and choirs, the Medem Centre invites the public to meet the ... 7 August 2026 | Place de la RépubliqueParis
Exhibition: Surviving Auschwitz The Haute-Garonne Departmental Museum of the Resistance and Deportation (MDRD) presents this exhibition, developed in collaboration with historian Tal Bruttmann, which traces the stories of ... 7 August 2026 | ToulouseOccitanieFrance
Guided tours in Toulouse 19 and 20 September 2026 As part of Heritage Days, Hebraica is organising guided tours to explore Toulouse’s Jewish cultural heritage, focusing on a range of themes. ‘Toulouse between 1940 and ... 7 August 2026 | ToulouseOccitanie
Europeans Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage 6 and 10 September 2026 in Montpellier As part of the 2026 edition of the European Day of Jewish Culture and Heritage, two events are planned in Montpellier. Sunday 6 September from 2.00 pm: A ... 7 August 2026 | MontpellierOccitanie
Book launch: Yiddish, the Unconscious, Languages Sunday 6 September 2026 at 3.00 pm at the ACJ Max Kohn, a psychoanalyst based in Paris, will present the anthology he edited alongside Raphaël Koenig. The book explores the widespread and ... 7 August 2026 | NancyLorraine
Intertwined Destinies: Hélène Berr and Charlotte Salomon Sunday 20 September 2026, at 2.00 pm at the Drancy Shoah Memorial Bottom of the form To mark European Heritage Days, this immersive tour explores the intertwined lives of Charlotte Salomon and ... 7 August 2026 | DrancyCities near ParisFrance
Exhibition: Choosing Peace. The Struggle of Albert Kahn (1860–1940) From 13 October 2026 to 13 June 2027 at the Albert Kahn Museum The exhibition pays tribute to the tireless efforts of the philanthropist Albert Kahn to promote access to knowledge, dialogue and ... 7 August 2026 | Boulogne-BillancourtCities near Paris
The Drancy Events in September The Drancy Events take place in two parts: a guided tour followed by a personal account or a discussion with a guest speaker. Here are some of the events scheduled for the start of the new school ... 7 August 2026 | DrancyCities near Paris
Exhibition: The Blue Squadron – A Women’s Epic From 8 October 2026 to 13 June 2027 at the CHRD Following on from the exhibition “War Through Games”, the Lyon Resistance Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the forgotten heroines of the Blue ... 7 August 2026 | LyonAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Armand ABECASSIS, a Jewish thinker in the ‘Shared City’ 28 September 2026 at the Rachi European University Institute During its inaugural conference, the institute will pay tribute to Armand Abecassis. Armand Abecassis, who passed away last April, was ... 7 August 2026 | TroyesAubeFrance
Cultural events to mark the start of the new school year at the Alsatian Jewish Museum The museum is hosting a number of events at the start of the new school year, including Thursday 3 September at 3.00 pm: Humorous guided tours Thursday 10 September at 8.00 pm: Talk on “Glückel ... 7 August 2026 | BouxwillerAlsaceFrance
Graines de Psaumes events for June At Adath Shalom A number of events are planned for this month, including: 1 June at 2.30 pm: A discussion with Marlène Azoulei, psychoanalyst, on the film Lessons in Seduction starring Barbra ... 1 June 2026 | Rive GaucheParis
From Pitchik to Pitchouk 16 June 2026 at 8.30 pm at the Medem Centre As part of the Festival of Jewish Cultures, the Medem Centre is hosting a theatrical reading of stories for eternal children written by Jean-Claude ... 1 June 2026 | Place de la République
Judeo-Spanish Days 23 June 2026 at 2pm at the Instituto Cervantes in Paris Organised by Aki Estamos and the Federation of Sephardic Associations of France, this year’s festival features a screening of Moisés ... 1 June 2026 | Western ParisParis
Chamber music concert Monday 8 June 2026, at 7pm at the Marc Chagall National Museum The Marc Chagall National Museum and the Nice Opera Philharmonic Orchestra are continuing their collaboration, which has lasted for ... 1 June 2026 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurNice
90th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War 14 June 2026 at the Shoah Memorial To mark the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, the Memorial is hosting two events: 2.00 pm Lecture: Plural forms of Jewish identity in the International ... 1 June 2026 | Memorial of the Shoah in FranceParis
Marc Bloch: A Life and Work 11 June 2026 at 7.00 pm at the Shoah Memorial This event, organised to mark Marc Bloch’s induction into the Panthéon, offers an opportunity to explore the life of the historian and co-founder of ... 1 June 2026 | Memorial of the Shoah in FranceFranceParis
Tshiribim Choir End-of-Year Concert 21 June at 3.30 pm at the Maison de la culture yiddish – Medem Library The Tshiribim Choir is taking part in this year’s Fête de la Musique 2026, inviting the public to come and listen to the ... 1 June 2026 | Place de la RépubliqueParis
Lecture: “Jews and the State. The Ups and Downs of the Vertical Alliance in the Contemporary World” 14 June 2026 at 5.30 pm at the mahJ To open the 4th Congress of the Society for Jewish Studies: ‘Power and Vulnerability in History, Texts and Societies’, historian and sociologist Pierre ... 1 June 2026 | The MaraisParis
Guided tour on the theme of “Jewish Women” 7 June 2026 at 3pm at the mahJ Raphaëlle Laufer-Krygier, a lecturer at the mahJ, and Yaël Morciano, a singer and musician, will take visitors on a tour punctuated by songs in Judeo-Arabic and ... 1 June 2026 | The MaraisParis
Concert of Yiddish and Hebrew songs by Samy Staroswiecki 16 June 2026 at 7.30 pm at JEM Est JEM presents an evening of music featuring the Yiddish and Hebrew repertoire, taking the audience on a journey through the traditional and folk melodies of ... 1 June 2026 | Eastern ParisParis
JEM Jewish JAM 5 June 2026 at 7.30 pm at JEM Copernic Following the service, the JEM Jewish JAM, organised by JEM’s 30–50s Movement, invites the public to extend the evening with Hebrew songs in a warm and ... 1 June 2026 | Western ParisParis