Jewish Heritage

European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ)

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Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech-Republic)

Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech-Republic)

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Jewish Textile, Prague (Czech-Republic)

Jewish Textile, Prague (Czech-Republic)

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Jewish Quarter at night, Segovia (Spain)

Jewish Quarter at night, Segovia (Spain)

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Jewish Quarter, Tudela (Spain)

Jewish Quarter, Tudela (Spain)

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Cemetery in Phalsbourg (Lorraine, France)

Cemetery in Phalsbourg (Lorraine, France)

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Synagogue (Casale Monferrato, Italy)

Synagogue  (Casale Monferrato, Italy)

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Lithuania

Lithuania

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Lithuania

Lithuania

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Lithuania

Lithuania

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Wooden Synagogue (Lithuania)

Wooden Synagogue (Lithuania)

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Princes Road Synagogue, Liverpool (United Kingdom)

Princess Road Synagogue, Liverpool (United Kingdom)

Theme : Art and Judaism

Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Already in its 11th year, the EDJC has become a truly European event, with more than 25 European countries taking part in 2009: Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Every year, a special subject matter is chosen, around which activities and events are being organized. The subject matter of this year, “Art and Judaism”, offers an especially wide field of topics to explore:
- Different kinds of art: paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, literature, music, films, theatre
- Different artists: painters, sculptors, writers, actors, composers and performers, directors
- Different periods: ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary
- Others: patrons of art, collections
- Art applied in religious ceremony or in everyday life
- Etc., etc.

This means that organizers from all participating countries will be able to come up with innumerable different kinds of activities to attract and surprise the visitors, who will be given an extraordinary opportunity to discover the artistic wealth of Jewish culture and heritage.
Please check this site for the detailed programmes of the different countries, which will be available within the next days and weeks.