Around 1730, the first Jews settled in the city of Birmingham. The city’s first glass kiln was built by Meyer Oppenheim around 1760. A synagogue was established in the 1780s in the Froggery district. Another synagogue was built in 1809 but was destroyed, along with other places of worship which did not meet the standards of the time, during riots in 1813. It was rebuilt and enlarged in ...
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Middle Street Synagogue of Brighton
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Plus d'infosBrighton and Hove
Jews settled in the English city of Brighton and Hove from the mid-18th century. The city was then a famous vacation spot. Among the large Jewish families who stayed there regularly, we can mention the Goldsmids and the Sassoons. There was a first attempt to establish a community there in 1800, but it was unsuccessful. In 1821, a new attempt met with great success. At the beginning of the ...
Plus d'infosConference on the Birth of Hasidism
The lectures are based on a joint analysis and discussion of classical and modern Jewish sources. Although the themes are related, each lecture can be understood on its own. No prior training is required to participate. The lectures will be given by Dr Gábor Balázs, historian of ideas, the deputy rector of OR-ZSE and the head of the rabbinical training department. Cultural Center Balint Haz ...
Plus d'infosColour and ink. Marc Chagall and art reviews
From October 10th, 2020 to January 11th 2021, the Marc Chagall national Museum is devoting an exhibition to a little-known aspect of Chagall’s work: his collaboration with numerous art and literary journals throughout his career. It is an opportunity to discover original unpublished works (writings, essays, illustrations), linked to the production and distribution of major art magazines ...
Plus d'infosA kibbutz in Falun with Kaj Schueler
Kaj Schueler’s mother hardly ever spoke of his upbringing, and when she died he began a journey of discovery into his past. Ruth Herz was born to Jewish parents in Bingen, Germany and arrived in Sweden in January 1939. Along with a group of other young Jews, she founded a kibbutz in Hälsinggården in Dalarna where they dreamed of emigrating to Palestine. Schueler is a journalist and ...
Plus d'infosErato Fest Festival
The Erató Fest Festival is a national festival of small format, of poetry and music, organized by the association ApoloNueva VentanaExternal link, opens in a new window since 2018, and which has the institutional collaboration of entities such as the Toledo City Council or the Sephardic Museum, among others. In this 2020 edition, the festival will conclude with a very exclusive event in the ...
Plus d'infosJewish journeys
Travel is a very important part of Jewish history. Since exile from the land of Israel in the year 70, the Jewish people have been moving and have lived in different countries seeking religious tolerance and economic opportunities. Pilgrimage trips, trips motivated by persecution and religious intolerance, personal discovery trips, spiritual trips … a long list of reasons that you will ...
Plus d'infosSymcha Trachter : light and color
This exhibition summarizes two years of research into the life and work of one of the most remarkable Polish painters of the interwar period, who died in Treblinka. After the 1930 exhibition at the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts, this is the second complete presentation of this artist’s work.The authors of the exhibition look at Trachter’s work and life through the ...
Plus d'infosAlfred Oster – graphic pioneer
Alfred Oster (1893-1967) is a Norwegian graphic designer born in 1893 in Kristiania. Oster produced very expressive portraits and was purchased by the National Gallery in 1915 and 1916. He co-founded the Norwegian Graphic Designers Association in 1919. The Jewish Museum in Oslo now displays ten of Alfred Oster’s portraits – and one overview of the history of his Jewish family. ...
Plus d'infosHomecoming 1945-47. Exhibition on coming home after WWII
The Homecoming Exhibition 1945 – 47 at the Jewish Museum in Trondheim is an exhibition and website based on the experience of the return of Jews from Trondheim after World War II. The exhibition is temporary and will last for one year. The exhibit marks the museum’s 75th anniversary since the end of World War II and the end of the Holocaust. By the end of the war in 1945, the ...
Plus d'infosJewish Artists in Interwar Latvia: Application
On July 21 at 17.00, the exhibition “Jewish Artists in Interwar Latvia: Application” will open in the gallery of Bank Rietumu (7 Vesetas Street). The exhibition features works from the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art, the Museum “Jews in Latvia”, the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation and from private collections. The exhibition can be visited until ...
Plus d'infosExhibition: “History of Jewish construction and architectural activity in Thessaloniki”
Exhibition with buildings that no longer exist, applications for mobile phones (iphones and smartphones) and a website. There are 125 commercial buildings, which were erected by Jewish owners during the reconstruction of Thessaloniki after the fire of 1917. These are purely commercial buildings, which did not include houses and were located on the streets of Venizelos , Ionos Dragoumi, ...
Plus d'infosLike nails must the words be hammered: The Oral History Archive of the Jewish Museum of Greece
The Oral History Archive (OHA) of the Jewish Museum of Greece had a small, simple beginning, just like many other things in life. The original core of the first twelve interviews was gathered in 2001-2002 for our temporary exhibition “Hidden Children in Occupied Greece”. With this first documentation, the Jewish Museum laid the foundations for the OHA, without realising then how much it would ...
Plus d'infosThe White Buses
The award-winning composer and saxophonist Benjamin Koppel has composed a work based on conversations with survivors on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the White Buses rescue and repatriation of around 20,000 prisoners. The concert is framed by Benjamin’s personal friend, historian and author Bo Lidegaard. Including double bassist Thommy Andersson and soloist Henrik Dam Thomsen. Grand ...
Plus d'infosKurt Lewy – Towards Abstraction
Painter, enameler and illustrator, Kurt Lewy (1898 – 1963) was born in Essen (Germany), where he taught graphic techniques at the Folkwang Schule from 1929 to 1933. From the advent of Nazism, this Jewish artist was dismissed from his posts. functions. Two years later, he fled Hitler’s Germany to settle in Brussels. Imprisoned as an enemy subject by the Belgian authorities in May ...
Plus d'infosThe Last Europeans: Jewish Perspectives on the Crises of an Idea
75 years after the end of World War II, Europe is threatened by a relapse into nationalist and xenophobic ideologies.The European imperative “Never Again!” is being challenged by many, also here in Austria. At the same time, Europe’s nationalists are discovering their own fantasy of the “Christian-Jewish Occident”—as a battle cry against immigration and integration. The values of the ...
Plus d'infosPop-Up Museum
Museum objects, photographs and recordings are on display, telling the story of Jewish Manchester. At the heart of the ‘pop-up’ museum is ‘The Story Selector’, an object selection machine allowing visitors to interact with and explore the museum’s collection. Objects inside the machine include a World War One policemen’s truncheon, a 19th Century muff maker and a 1940s kosher ration ...
Plus d'infosKlezfest 2021
Join the world famous music school and learn klezmer this summer at KlezFest 2021. Here is a a peek into what you can expect: Traditional klezmer; history, melodies, ornamentation, dance and accompaniment Play music in ensembles and delve into improvisational techniques Interpret scores, jam and perform to the public. Hands-on tutoring from world leading experts. Jam sessions every night ...
Plus d'infosJewish life in Germany : past & present
Rich, diverse and interactive – our new core exhibition presents Jewish history and culture in Germany, covering an area of over 3,500 square meters. A video installation in the Libeskind Building – Drummerrsss created specifically for the exhibition by Israeli artist Gilad Ratman – is the prelude to walking through the axes and ascending the impressive staircase to the exhibition ...
Plus d'infos8th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage in the Alpes Maritimes
The 8th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage in the Alpes Maritimes begins this year with a guided tour of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villa Kerylos and Beaulieu, by Audrey Alcabes, guide at the Shoah Memorial. Meeting with Régine Bessis, president of the JECPJAM. Jguideeurope: How did the organization of the European Days of Jewish Culture ...
Plus d'infosBrest
During the 1808 census, only the presence of 34 Jews was counted in the department. In 1816, Simon and Michel Lipman, merchants, asked for the possibility of obtaining a Jewish cemetery in Brest. Simon’s house was used as an oratory for the community of Brest. 50 years later, there are 59 Jews in Brest. At that time, a letter from the sub-prefecture mentioned the existence of an ...
Plus d'infosRennes
During the 1808 census, only the presence of 11 Jews was counted in the department. The resettlement of the Jews from Rennes took place in the middle of the 19th century. In 1851, there were thus 8 Jews in the city, including 7 soldiers in garrisons based in the city and 1 Jew from Germany living in Rennes. In 1872, the figure increased slightly to 28. Among them, 8 soldiers, including the ...
Plus d'infosSaint-Malo
Rue Buhen, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qui en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish presence. Mainly families of craftsmen and traders. The great writer Chateaubriand indicates in Mémoires d’Outre-Tombe that he was born in “this dark and narrow street of Saint-Malo called the rue des ...
Plus d'infosBrittany
Little is known about the history of the Jews in Gallo-Roman Armorica before the Council of Vannes which, around 465, legislated on their relations with clerics. Their ancient and lasting establishment in Brittany is however attested in the 13th century, in Rennes, Fougères and, above all, in Nantes. The anti-Judaism which marks the crusades ends after a period of looting and murder, in their ...
Plus d'infosNantes
Land near the ramparts of Nantes was sold by Guillaume to Théodore, a Jew from Rennes, and to the Jews of Nantes to establish a cemetery. Nevertheless, five years later, the Jews of the region are victims of looting and murder. Following the banishment of the Jews from Brittany ordered in Ploermel on April 10, 1240, it was not until the end of the 15th century to see the return of the Jews. ...
Plus d'infosEuropean Days of Jewish Culture 2020
The European Days of Jewish Culture continue their great adventure this year in September. Certainly, the Covid-19 has disrupted its programming, but original shares have been put in place. Meeting with Thierry Koch, president of JECPJ-France. Jguideeurope: How does the 2020 European Days of Jewish Culture edition adapt to the consequences of Covid-19? Thierry Koch: Covid-19 has of course ...
Plus d'infosMontbéliard
The presence of Jews in Montbéliard and in the region seems to date back to the 13th century. The expulsions will cause the departure of the Jews from the territory. There is a trace of a mention of a court painter, Solomon the Jew, in the 16th century. In the spirit of the French Revolution and the emancipation of Jews from France, Jews, mainly from Alsatian families, are settling in the ...
Plus d'infosFontainebleau
It seems that the presence in Seine-et-Marne dates from the Middle Ages. Among the towns where they settled are Meaux, Lagny, Provins, Melun, Livry-sur-Seine, Bray-sur-Seine, Foljuif, Nemours, Château-Landon, Brie-Comte-Robert, Montoix, Pontault-Combault, Nangis, Lizy-sur-Ourcq, Coulommiers, Montereau-fault-Yonne, Donnemarie-en-Montois and Herbeauvilliers. Following the 1394 expulsion and the ...
Plus d'infosClermont-Ferrand
The official formation of a community in Clermont-Ferrand dates back to 1808 when Israel Waël, who then headed it, donated a garden to establish a Jewish cemetery. David Marx, the Chief Rabbi of Bordeaux, inaugurated the Clermont-Ferrand synagogue on March 20, 1862. The on rue des Quatre-Passeports was built in a private house by local architect François-Louis Jarrier. This is thanks to a ...
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