Exhibition
The exhibition “Capturing the Ghetto. Artistic Portrayals of Everyday Life in the Łódź Ghetto” accompanies the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in occupied Łódź. The exhibition presents various aspects of the extremely difficult life of…
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The MEIS exhibition in Ferrara “Jews in Twentieth Century Italy” has been extended until 2 February 2025, thanks to the great public success. Mario Toscano and Vittorio Bo have curated an exhibition divided into seven sections which offer…
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This article was originally published as a Newsletter by the museum’s director, Irina Șihova. The Museum of Jewish History of the Republic of Moldova has initiated a process to establish an open air museum at the Jewish cemetery…
Newsletter
To view the complete 03/2024 Newsletter, click here Annual Conference in Amsterdam, new Chair of the Board and new Board members Dear Friends of the AEJM, Dear Colleagues, Our Annual Conference took place in Amsterdam from June 16…
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The Jewish Museum of Switzerland in Basel will move to a new building in 2025. The renovation plans by architect Roger Diener include a frontispiece by the US artist Frank Stella. The graphic work “Jeziory,” enlarged to a…
In the “Art in Exile” room in the Jewish Museum’s permanent exhibition, we present an exhibition of drawn portraits by the artist Else Meidner (1901–1987). The showcase exhibition explores the subtle gestures in Else Meidner’s psychologically intense portraits….
A boy in a sailor suit, a lady in a beret and with huge puffed sleeves, a rabbi with an open prayer book. In its exhibition entitled “Picture Stories,” the Jewish Museum Munich shows portraits from the 19th…
Exhibition
On the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Purim, the Foundation for the Jewish Museum of Rome and the Jewish Community of Rome in collaboration with the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in Ferrara (MEIS),…
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May 25, 2024 at 07:30PM/ CET May 26, 2024 at 03:00PM/ CET The Jewish Museum in Prague presents the world premiere of the new one-act opera “Before it All Goes Dark,” composed by Jake Heggie and librettist Gene…
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Transatlantic Kafka – Franz Kafka’s legacy on the USA–Czech Republic route In the centenary year of the writer’s death, the Transatlantic Kafka project will enrich Prague’s cultural life with a range of innovative, inspiring and relevant discussions…
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Inspired by Kafka’s story The Metamorphosis, the leading Israeli typographer Oded Ezer provides a fascinating rendition on the theme of Gregor Samsa’s ‘re-metamorphosis’. This exhibition of covers for 24 unpublished books shows Gregor Samsa as a prolific author…
Newsletter
To view the complete 02/2024 Newsletter, click here Dear Friends of the AEJM, Dear Colleagues, At the end of March, the Board of the AEJM met at the POLIN Museum in Warsaw to have its annual two-day board…