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The history of Arab-Jewish culture(s) and coexistence goes back centuries to the pre-Islamic tribal societies populating Arabia. A long history of relations – sometimes romanticized, sometimes forgotten, even repressed and demonized – is waiting to be discovered, such…
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On October 7, 2023, on the festival of Simchat Torah – normally a joyous holiday to mark the completion of the annual reading of the Torah– the brutal massacre carried out by Hamas in the south of Israel…
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This exhibition tells the story of Rosa Freudenthal (1870–1951) and the creative project she undertook in Weimar-era Germany. After World War I, with her children grown, Rosa looked for a way to fill her time and also supplement…
Member Update
In Izmir, Turkey, a rediscovered rabbinic library holds nearly 2,000 volumes, preserving the intellectual and cultural heritage of a once-thriving Jewish community. Unearthing a Hidden Chapter of Jewish Heritage in Izmir In the heart of Izmir, Turkey, an…
Member Update
Poland is a founding member of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure-European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EHRI-ERIC). The EHRI Polish National Node (EHRI-PL) is composed of 3 institutions researching the Holocaust, with the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute as a…
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Following international trends in museum practices in the USA, France and Israel, among others, the Jewish Museum of Greece’s new exhibition focuses on Greek Jews in the post-World War II period.This is the first time that an exhibition…
Newsletter
To view the complete 05/2024 Newsletter, click here: Dear AEJM members, Dear colleagues, As 2025 comes to an end, we are pleased to share our latest news in this final newsletter of the year. This year has made…
Member Update
From November 17, 2024, to March 30, 2025, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum will host the exhibition Underground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto, organized in cooperation with the Jewish Historical Institute and the Association of the Jewish…
News
In the aftermath of the tragic events of October 7, 2023, and their global repercussions, the Association of European Jewish Museums and the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) conducted a survey to understand how Jewish museums have…
Member Update
The Jewish Museum Vienna’s Online Collection is now live, featuring over 3,000 objects from its holdings. All kinds of items – everyday objects, ritual pieces, photographs, documents, postcards, textiles, and glass plate photographs – offer a glimpse into…
Upcoming Curatorial
We are excited to announce a new series of three online workshops as part of our Curatorial Education Program (CEP). Beginning in February 2025, these sessions will focus on Judaica objects from Jewish museum collections, welcoming curators and…
Exhibition
“In the Face of Death” is the first cultural-historical exhibition on Jewish ideas and practices around death, dying, and mourning. The focus of this presentation of ritual objects, audio and video installations, and artistic works, however, is life…