On 10 September 2024, the currently dreary site of the former Ez Chaim Synagogue in the Kolonnaden-Quarter will be enriched by another element of remembrance. A sound installation will now make the site audible and permanently characterise it as a place to listen and remember.
The Ez Chaim Synagogue, once the largest orthodox synagogue in Saxony, was inaugurated in 1922 and was only able to be a place of vibrant Jewish life for 16 years until its destruction in the pogrom night of 1938. During this time, it was also a regular centre of attraction for synagogue singing. Since then, the site has led a shadowy existence as a car park with the inhospitable appearance of a concrete surface. The synagogue was primarily a home for Jewish people who had to flee from the pogroms that began in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century.

The European Days of Jewish Culture 2024 will officially commence on the 1st of September, with a grand inauguration in Erfurt, Germany. This year’s festival, themed “Family,” will offer a rich variety of cultural activities across Europe, celebrating Jewish heritage through the lens of family traditions and histories.

This year’s opening ceremony will be particularly special as it coincides with the recent inclusion of Erfurt’s Jewish-Medieval heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Following the decision by the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh on September 17, 2023, Erfurt’s Old Synagogue, Mikveh, and the “Stone House” have been recognized as sites of outstanding universal value. This prestigious title marks Erfurt as an essential part of human heritage, boosting its significance in international tourism and cultural preservation.

We would like to invite you to a festive commemoration of the triennial of the shrine:
Baroque Synagogue – 350 years since the laying of the foundation stone
Temple – 120 years since the inauguration of the new synagogue
Church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church – 75 years since the inauguration of the Huss congregation
Accompanying program:
Klezmer Band Ostrava concert
unveiling of a 3D model of the synagogue
Free admission

Eine Online-Veranstaltung des Leo Baeck Institute, New York, in Kooperation mit dem Israel Jacobson Netzwerk

Das Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) ist eines der wichtigsten Archive der deutsch-jüdischen Geschichte. Anders als in staatlichen Archive gerät mithilfe des LBI-Bestands gerade die Perspektive von Jüdinnen und Juden in den Blick.

In der Onlineveranstaltung wird das digitale Archiv „DigiBaeck“ vorgestellt und der Fokus auf Quellen aus oder über Niedersachsen gelegt.
Das Team des Israel Jacobson Netzwerks (Rebekka Denz, Dr. Jörg Munzel) führt das Gespräch mit Dr. Markus Krah, Direktor des LBI New York, und Renate Evers, Direktorin der Sammlungen des LBI.

Anmeldung bis zum 6.9.2024 unter: veranstaltungen@ij-n.de
Nach erfolgter Anmeldung erhalten Sie per E-Mail die Zugangsdaten für die Onlineveranstaltung.
Die Veranstaltung wird durch das Leo Beack Institute, New York und das Israel Jacobson Netzwerk für jüdische Kultur und Geschichte e.V.

Feiern wir gemeinsam eine Mesiba, Hebräisch für Feier oder Party! Am Sonntag, den 15. September, finden auf dem Platz vor und in der Synagoge Celle von 12:00 bis 17:00 Uhr zahlreiche Veranstaltungen statt. Erfahren Sie mehr über die jüdische Geschichte und Gegenwart bei einer Führung durch die Synagoge oder durch die Ausstellung „Jüdisches Leben in Celle nach 1945“. Hören Sie den Vortrag von PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Ulrich Knufinke vom Niedersächsischen Landesamt für Denkmalpflege über Synagogen in der Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen mit Celle als erstes Beispiel einer Restaurierung nach 1945. Erleben Sie ein spannendes Programm für jung und alt in unserer Sukka (Laubhütte), die als mobiler Stand für eine bunte Veranstaltungsreihe dient. Zuvor wollen wir sie gemeinsam mit Ihnen gerne schmücken! Genießen Sie eine Aufführung des Jüdischen Puppentheaters Berlin bubales.

U.S. Ambassador to Launch a New Cultural Preservation Project in Chisinau

The U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova will announce on September 12 a grant via the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to preserve the beit kaddishim (funeral hall) within the Chisinau Jewish Cemetery on Milano street. The project, a partnership between the U.S. and Moldovan governments, will conduct archaeological site survey; historical research; and eventual conservation of beit kaddishim. The Jewish History Museum of the Republic of Moldova will be in charge of the preservation project.

Until recently, there were very few known traces of Jewish heritage older than the 19th century in Moldova. There were Jews in Moldova before that, of course. But except for a few tombstones and synagogue ruins around the country, there was almost no physical evidence of them. Now that’s changing. Recent field research, expeditions and excavations have revealed Moldova’s Jewish heritage to be even deeper and richer than we realized.

A field research in 2019 discovered here fragments of Jewish tombstones. They were part of a Jewish cemetery, dated back to early 18th century, that was apparently demolished at the end of the 1950s.

Together, we will honor the memory and embrace the legacy of those who once lived in this spot.

Scheduled to take place on 3 September, 2023, the Opening Ceremony of the European Days of Jewish Culture will launch this year’s edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture. The ceremony is set to take place at the emblematic Grande Synagogue de l’Europe in Brussels. This choice of venue is of particular significance, as it is one of the main seats of the European Union, and it testifies to the vital role of Jewish culture in fostering understanding and collaboration between European communities.

The ceremony will focus on this edition’s theme of memory, through a variety of speeches on the contribution of Jewish culture to Europe and a varied musical program. Representatives of Spanish Presidency of the EU, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, Mr.