European Day of Jewish Culture explained

The European Day of Jewish Culture is an event celebrated in several countries in Europe.[1] Its aim is to organize activities related to Jewish culture and promote them to a wide public in order to highlight the cultural and historical heritage of the Jewish people.[2] The activities are coordinated by the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture (AEPJ), the European Council of Jewish Communities, B'nai B'rith Europe and the Network of Jewish Quarters in Spain. Events are organised to raise awareness about the cultures, traditions and lifestyles of different communities living in the same country or city, helping people to understand the "other", and thus, strengthening communication and dialogue between cultures.[3]

History

The annual event was initiated in 1996 by the B'nai Brith of Strasbourg in the French département Bas-Rhin together with the local Agency for development of tourism.[4] [5] It is now observed by twenty-seven European countries including Turkey and Ukraine.[6] The original aim of the day was to permit access to, and ultimately restore, long abandoned synagogues of architectural value like those of Wolfisheim, Westhoffen, Pfaffenhoffen, Struth, Diemeringen, Ingwiller or Mackenheim.In 2000, a partnership was created between B'nai B'rith and the other organizations that currently participate in organizing the day's events.

Activities

On this day exhibitions, concerts, panel discussions, lectures and excursions are organized in many European countries. Topics such as Jewish neighborhoods, the coexistence of cultures, exhibitions on sculpture, painting, print, music and Jewish religious objects are discussed.

Celebration Days

References

  1. http://www.eladelantado.com/noticia/local/86650/Segovia-se-suma-a-la-celebraci%C3%B3n-del-D%C3%ADa-Europeo-de-la-Cultura-Jud%C3%ADa Segovia se suma a la celebración del Día Europeo de la Cultura Judía
  2. http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/article/ocio/505584/la/jornada/la/cultura/judia/propone/viajes/lucena/y/toledo.html La Jornada de la Cultura Judía propone viajes a Lucena y Toledo
  3. http://www.salom.com.tr/news/detail/12901-Sesh-septembre-el-Diya-Evropeo-de-la-Kultura-Judiya.aspx Sesh septembre, el Diya Evropeo de la Kultura Judiya
  4. http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=2378 European Day of Jewish Culture 2007
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110922203129/http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/38750 European Jewish Press
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726202855/http://www.jewisheritage.org/jh/edjc.php?lang=1&e= jewishheritage.org
  7. Web site: European Day of Jewish Culture: Themes . 2009-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908184325/http://www.jewisheritage.org/jh/edjc.php . 2009-09-08 . dead .
  8. Web site: Culture Day . Jewish Museum of Switzerland.

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