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Good Practice: Project combining research, local animation, tourism and social participation.
Shtetl Routes – Jewish heritage cultural tourism trail in the borderland of Poland, Ukraine and Belarus is a perfect example of a transborder cultural project where heritage acts as means for social integration. It may be seen as a way of strengthening human capital through swift collaborations with local communities which act as informers and memory keepers. It was a successful project linking places with memories and making both of them accessible. The balance between conservation and interpretation was perfectly sustained, while the leader, Teatr Brama Grodzka, acted “as a bridge” between the past and the present by revitalizing human stories. Membership in the European Routes of Jewish Heritage gave the leaders and other participants opportunities for learning and exchanging skills and know-how, especially within the domain of heritage interpretation.
Each year, the Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum is organised in close collaboration with one of the member States of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA).
The Annual Advisory Forum enables the reunion of member States representatives, Cultural Routes operators, candidate networks to the certification “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe”, international organisations, local and regional authorities, civil society organisations, chambers of commerce, foundations and other donor organisations and heritage and tourism organisations and platforms.
The Annual Advisory Forum discusses trends and challenges in relation to Cultural Routes and provide a platform for the exchange of experience, review of progress with the implementation of Cultural Routes, debates on new professional practices, the launch of new initiatives and the development of partnerships.
B’nai B’rith is an international NGO, accredited to the UN, represented at UNESCO and at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, bringing together Jews of any origin to serve the communities in which they live.
This year, in partnership with AEPJ under the umbrella of the NOA project (Networks Overcoming Antisemitism) and with its participation in the Task Force Group, B’nai B’rith Europe has inspired its lodges to become coordinators of the European Days of Jewish Culture with the central theme Dialogue.
Here are the words of Serge Dahan, President of B’nai B’rith Europe:
The European Days of Jewish Culture are celebrated every year during autumn in Europe with the support of B’nai B’rith lodges. The fundamental objective of this European collaboration is to highlight the diversity and richness of Judaism, with the intention of promoting dialogue, mutual recognition and exchange through conferences, concerts, performances, guided tours and other activities.
Past Sunday, September 5th, in the heart of the city of Luxembourg, the kick-off of this year’s European Days of Jewish Culture was held, with the central theme of Dialogue.
After an introduction by our AEPJ President, François Moyse, as well as the addresses of the Ministers, the Mayor of the City of Luxembourg, Lydie Polfer, and the Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes, Stefano Dominioni, the unveiling of the plaque took place in the presence of H. E. the Israeli Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, Emmanuel Nashon, as well as the Chief Rabbi of Luxembourg.
The AEPJ and the Administration of Public Buildings installed a plaque that recalls the exact location of the first synagogue of Luxembourg, which occupied the premises of the former refuge of the sisters of Differdange from 1823 to 1894.
On the occasion of the European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 to be held from the first Sunday of September 2021, around the common theme of Dialogue and under the umbrella this year of the European project NOA (Networks Overcoming Antisemitism), the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) will award a maximum of 70 grants of €500.00 each for the purpose of printing the exhibitions and materials developed by the National Library of Israel.
The process for obtaining and claiming the grant is divided into two phases: grant application and justification, and reimbursement procedure.
1. Grant application. Deadline: 1 August 2021. EXTENDED UNTIL 15 AUGUST 2021
Any natural or legal person organising a Dialogue activity during the European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 can apply for a printing grant through the online form hosted at https://bit.ly/PrintingGrant2021
For the fifth consecutive year, the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), as organiser of the European Days of Jewish Culture, is collaborating with the National Library of Israel by making available to any festival coordinator who requests it, an exhibition produced by the team of the Gesher l’Europa programme of the National Library of Israel.
On this occasion, the NLI offers a modular design, featuring main text blocks and separate image blocks marked with the name of the panel to which they belong. They should be printed separately and can be hung in whatever arrangement that pleases. They can also be printed as consecutive pages for a brochure, making sure to insert the text files before the image files.
We are delighted to announce the partnership between the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) and World Jewish Travel (WJT).
World Jewish Travel, an active AEPJ member for years, has taken on a new role over the past three months by cooperating more directly to support the development of the European Routes of Jewish Heritage.
It is with great pride and tremendous gratitude for their willingness to contribute to a better and complementary promotion of the projects developed along the European Routes of Jewish Heritage. Indeed, World Jewish Travel and its team brings years of experience in sustainable tourism.
The partnership that started with the new year is beginning to take shape. Over the past few months AEPJ members have begun working together with the World Jewish Travel team to enable them to promote the development of the European Routes of Jewish Heritage on the WJT website.
The European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), Jewish Heritage Network (JHN), and izi.TRAVEL are announcing an intensive summer training on developing self-guided audio tours. This practical, result-oriented course is intended for Jewish heritage practitioners, independent guides, teachers, curators and tourism operators. It will consist of 5 online sessions, each 1.5 hours long, and be delivered by top experts in the field.
The training is developed and offered under the auspices of the Jewish History Tours project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by JHN. While project partners are the main target audience, others are most welcome to participate. Registration is required. As part of the training participants will be encouraged to develop their own tours and present them to fellow participants and instructors.
Inspiring Dialogue Sessions: House of Religions – Dialogue of Cultures