DESCOVERING THE SPLIT JEWISH COMMUNITY
Program:
10:00-15:00 Synagogue visit – a story about the Jewish community of Split
11:00 Opening of the exhibition “People of the book” (National Library of Israel)
11:30 Project presentation and presentation of the online catalog archive – Endangered archive of the Jewish community of Split
DESCOVERING THE SPLIT JEWISH COMMUNITY
Program:
10:00-15:00 Synagogue visit – a story about the Jewish community of Split
11:00 Opening of the exhibition “People of the book” (National Library of Israel)
11:30 Project presentation and presentation of the online catalog archive – Endangered archive of the Jewish community of Split
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The European Days of Jewish Culture 2025: People of the Book
December 3, 2025 | 18.00
The Institute of Cultural Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University cordially invites you to a
special event held within the framework of the European Days of Jewish Culture 2025: People of the
Book.
The event will feature two public lectures developed as part of the research project “Jewish Identity in
Georgia: The Soviet Transformation (1921–1941),” funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science
Foundation of Georgia.
The lectures are dedicated to the 100 th anniversary of the 1925 Aliyah from Georgia to Eretz Israel and
honor the legacy of its leader, Nathan Eliashvili.
Event’s program:
Dr. Lela Tsitsuashvili
The European Days of Jewish Culture 2025: ‘People of the Book’ – An Introduction and its Significance.
The Taybelekh Band from the United Kingdom brings an unforgettable celebration of Yiddish and Ladino music to Porto, blending soulful melodies with vibrant klezmer dances. Hosted at Clube Fenianos Portuenses and the Holocaust Museum of Porto, the event combines live performances with The Righteous exhibition — a tribute to Christians and Muslims who courageously saved lives during the Holocaust. Across three days of music, culture, and remembrance, audiences are invited to experience the enduring power of heritage and humanity.
Project Director: David Hayes
Associate Director: Marcos Bazmandegan
Program:
• November 20, 2025, 7:15 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Opening Ceremony of The Righteous Exhibition and Klezmer & Ladino Concert by the Taybelekh Band
📍 Clube Fenianos Portuenses
Ticket required for entry:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/taybelekh/1853607
The incorporation of Holocaust memory into the historical-cultural and commemorative canon, and the recurring demand for related exhibitions, continuously challenges museums to engage further. The project Places of Remembrance and Forgetting presents the memory of the Holocaust through three works: one poem by Dan Pagis and two photographs. In doing so, it creates the illusion of a return to the past, transforming distant and alienated objects into something both personal:
it initiates the visitor, making them a quasi-witness, while also articulating a new exhibition concept as a practice of combating antisemitism.
Includerea memoriei Holocaustului în canonul istorico-cultural și comemorativ, precum și cererea constantă de expoziții legate de acesta, provoacă în mod continuu muzeele să se implice mai profund. Proiectul Locuri ale Amintirii și Uitării prezintă memoria Holocaustului prin trei lucrări: o poezie de Dan Pagis și două fotografii.
The author, historian Vladimir Melnitsky, has dedicated his life to researching the Holocaust and compiling a vast body of evidence, testimonies, and archival materials. His seven-volume series is the most comprehensive account ever undertaken of the ghettos in Belarus. In total, 496 ghettos were established across the country during the Nazi occupation, and each one is described in detail, supported by statistics, personal stories, and the memories of survivors and their descendants.
The series is divided into six regional volumes and a seventh volume devoted to Minsk.
As part of the European Days of Jewish Culture, the Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia hosted an unforgettable artistic evening celebrating the rich history, tradition, and wisdom of the Jewish people The event took place on September 30, 2025, in front of the Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia and was attended by around one hundred guests, including the Minister of Justice of Macedonia, members of Parliament, ambassadors from the OSCE, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Croatia, as well as friends and supporters of the Jewish Community in Macedonia The presence of these distinguished guests highlighted the importance of the event as a space for cultural dialogue and the strengthening of community ties
The evening was filled with stories reflecting the wisdom of the old rabbis and the words of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer Readings from Primo Levi’s If This Is a Man encouraged attendees to reflect on the importance of memory and the responsibility to pass experiences on to future generations Musical performances, ranging from Sephardic romances in Ladino to Yiddish songs, illustrated the deep connection between words and music, showing how melody can carry stories and emotions across time
One of the most emotional moments was the symbolic creation of a communal book, in which attendees wrote thoughts, words, and reflections on “people” and “book” These pages will be preserved as a lasting memory and part of the community’s archive The event demonstrated that a people live through their books, and books live through the people who read and experience them
The evening was more than an event; it was an experience that brought people together, inspired reflection, and celebrated the importance of cultural heritage It reaffirmed the power of community, literature, and music as means to transmit wisdom, memory, and love for roots and tradition
Photographs and materials from the event are available to the public through the official channels of the Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia
Georgian National Museum
Shalva Amiranashvili Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts
“European Days of Jewish Culture 2025
PEOPLE OF BOOK”
07/10/2025. 15:00
Georgian National Museum invites you to the Shalva Amiranashvili Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts for the meeting: “European Days of Jewish Culture 2025. PEOPLE OF BOOK”.
Event’s program:
• Greetings of the Georgian National Museum Deputy Director Nika Akhalbedashvili;
• Introduction about the European Days of Jewish Culture 2025 celebrating "People of Book" and its importance;
• Welcoming special honorable guest from Israel, Professor of Tel Aviv University Dodo Chikvashvili;
• Prof. Dodo Chikvashvili, lecture "Genetic connection of different Jewish groups”;
• Prof. Lela Tsitsuashvili, presentation “Jewish Collections of the Georgian National Museum”.
In the conference hall will be displayed a photo exhibition from the Jewish Collections of the Georgian National Museum and the Jewish Museum’s photo archive – old photos of the end of 19th first half of 20th century.
RECORDANDO EL OLVIDO
Intervenciones artísticas multidisciplinarias en el cementerio judío medieval de Montjuïc
Recordando el Olvido es una instalación multimedia ubicada en el antiguo cementerio judío de Montjuïc. Mediante la combinación de instalaciones sonoras y visuales, la propuesta pone el foco en cómo el olvido ha marcado este espacio medieval a lo largo de los cinco siglos transcurridos desde la desaparición de la comunidad judía de Barcelona.
Las instalaciones caligráficas de gran formato creadas por el artista Didac Pintor invitan a imaginar las vidas de dieciocho personas, a partir de los nombres extraídos de las lápidas encontradas, representando una pequeña muestra de las miles que fueron sepultadas en este lugar.
En paralelo, el artista Gil Dori elabora una banda sonora efímera que combina música original con grabaciones actuales de sonidos recogidos en el cementerio y en el Call, invitando a la reflexión sobre cómo el paso de los siglos impacta en la memoria colectiva.