Until 21 April 2024 at the mahJ Thanks to Pierre de Girord’s donation of 400 photographs and documents to the mahJ, visitors will be able to appreciate the fascinating Jewish history of Greece’s mythical city. The works are all the more interesting in that they combine the golden age of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community with the beginnings of photography, as artists and ...

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Exhibition “Sacred Kings! David & Salomon through the ages”

Until 13 December 2023 at the National University Library in Strasbourg David the warrior king and Solomon the man who built the Temple in Jerusalem. How have these two great kings of Israel, key figures in the Bible, been perceived over time? This is what this exhibition is all about, showing the extent to which they are present not only in artistic works but also in the collective ...

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Exhibition “Return to Ferrara: the world of Leo Contini Lampronti”

Until 4 February 2024 at MEIS Born in Nice in 1939 to Italian parents from Ferrara, Leo Contini Lampronti grew up and studied in Rome and Milan. He moved to Israel in 1967 with his wife Marcella Mayer and their two children Saul and Rosa. Hava, their third child, was born in Tel Aviv. An industrialist, he increasingly devoted himself to his passion for art and became a painter after a long ...

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Projection of the documentary “The Photography of Fred Stein: Out of Exile”

3 December 2023 at the Manchester Jewish Museum This documentary presents a figure as little known as he was influential: Fred Stein. The young man was forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power. He discovered photography in Paris, a city that welcomed many refugee artists and inspired aspiring artists. His memorable photographs include portraits of Hannah Arendt and Albert Einstein. ...

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Exhibition “Outside and Inside the Focus: A Jewish Film History of West Germany”

Until 14 January 2024 at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt With the help of numerous films, the exhibition provides a better understanding of the perception and representation of Jews in 20th century cinema. A look at Jewish directors on the fringes, actors such as Lilli Palmer and Peter Lorre, and film producers. This complex research was carried out by Lea Wohl von Haselberg and Johannes ...

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Exhibition “Rosh Ha-Shana, a New Year in Autumn?”

Until 1 December 2023 at the Augsburg Jewish Museum This participatory approach enables schoolchildren in Augsburg to understand the meaning of the Jewish New Year and to use it as inspiration to redecorate the museum. From tradition to the different customs in the countries where Jews live, this wonderful encounter has been welcomed by all. The schoolchildren also designed greetings cards ...

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