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Jewish Gallery

The Jewish Gallery Omanut is located in Tempelhof, on Kaiserin-Augusta-Straße. The gallery is an expansion of the original gallery, which was opened in the 1990s and displayed art by Eastern European immigrants. It’s run by ZWST, the Central Welfare Office of the Jews in Germany. When the gallery was opened by the Omanut Art Studio in 2016 and it was established to display contemporary Jewish art by both Jewish and non-Jewish artists. In addition to the art studio, the Jewish Gallery Omanut provides an interactive workshop.

The Jewish Gallery Omanut strives to be inclusive of artists with intellectual disabilities. The Gallery includes an exhibition with art displays created exclusively by people with mental illnesses.

The German Resistance Memorial Center

The German Resistance Memorial Center is located within the Bendlerblock building complex. The structure was the Wehrmacht’s headquarters during the war. Today, the museum is dedicated to remembering those Germans who resisted fascism and Hitler during World War II. Although there was no organized anti-fascist German resistance, close to 100,000 individuals were executed for their opposition to the Nazis.

The museum contains various exhibitions which chronicle the history of German opposition groups. There are also displays that document the activities of Germans who fled the regime and assisted the Allies during the war. Claus Philipp Schenk and other senior Wehrmacht Generals planned their assassination attempt of Adolf Hitler in the Bendlerblock. The attempt took place on July 20, 1944, but it failed and Hitler survived. Claus Philipp Schenk along and his co-conspirators were arrested and executed.

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Shabbat of a Lifetime

The Shabbat of a Lifetime program offers tourists from all backgrounds to experience an authentic Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath). This celebration takes place at the home of a host family in the holy city of Jerusalem. All participants receive an informative introduction to Shabbat during a five-course meal with their host families.

Jerusalem Chesed – Machlis Shabbat

Since 1979, Jerusalem Chesed – Machlis has hosted spiritually uplifting and meaningful Shabbat meals in the holy city of Jerusalem. These Shabbat meals are formed into masterpieces by Rabbi Mordechai Machlis. The Rabbi’s inspirational Torah thoughts on the weekly portion, his singing of Shabbat songs, and his clear explanations of the Jewish ritual create warmth and acceptance for all attendees. There is plenty of homemade food to go around. Each week, the food flows out of a tiny kitchen to delight the body & soul – all in honor of the Holy Shabbat.

White City Shabbat

Come find a Friday night dinner, or Saturday lunch every Shabbat. There are new choices to discover each week in the Tel Aviv area organized by White City Shabbat. Now is the time to relax!

Fabrangen Shabbat in Virginia

Fabrangen West meets on the second Saturday of each month for a Shabbat service. This service is held in a Fabrangen member’s home in Northern Virginia. Services, Torah reading, and discussions, are followed by a potluck lunch.

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Jewish Heritage Tours in Izmir

Jewish heritage of Izmir exhibits a unique character with its Sephardic traditions of religion and worship, along with the architectural styles of the synagogues that existed in medieval Spain.

The global objective of this project is to develop a new platform of civil society organisations led by İzmir Jewish Community Foundation for sustaining the Jewish Heritage within the cultural wealth of İzmir, Turkey.

The proposed action will;

(a) establish a new platform strengthening Izmir Jewish Community Foundation’s networks ability to outreach and communicate towards their constituencies,

(b) promote strategic collaboration between Izmir Jewish Community Foundation and other similar civil society organizations in EU and in Turkey, as well as public authorities at local and/or national levels for monitoring of public action, advocacy, participation in decision-making process such as developing city plans of İzmir and preserving cultural heritage.

It also intends to provide opportunities for individuals and communities to analyse global transformations, enrich the debate on the future of intercultural dialogues, promote new types of cooperation, become more familiar with the heritages of different areas, and contribute to economic and human development.

Jewish Book Festival-Italy

The Jewish Book Festival is a compilation of Letters, books, and personalities, from the Renaissance to David Grossman. lt is organized in collaboration with the Municipal Theater of Ferrara. This festival is supported the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Municipality of Ferrara, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities and the Jewish Community of Ferrara.

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