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Exhibition

Pilgrimage to Djerba. Photographs by Jacques Pérez, 1980

From 2 June until 31 December 2022

The island of Djerba, in southern Tunisia, is home to one of the oldest and most famous synagogues in the world, the Ghriba. The community around this synagogue, whose existence is accounted for since the Middle Ages, was documented by Jacques Pérez in 1979-1980, in a series of colorful photographs that illustrate their ancestral traditions.

Exhibition

Marcel Proust. On his mother's side

From 14 april to 28 August 2022

The "Marcel Proust. On his mother's side" exhibition is the first in France to focus on the writer through the prism of his Jewishness.

Online guided tour

Online Discovery of the mahJ

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By Madeline Diaz or Stéphanie Nadalo, English speaking guides.

A virtual discovery tour in English of the museum's permanent collection.

Online
Online guided tour

Online Discovery of the Jewish Marais, Paris

April 24th, 7 pm-8 pm Paris time (G.M.T.+2)

by Madeline Diaz or Stéphanie Nadalo, English speaking guides.

A online trip in English through the Jewish Marais.

Online
Exhibition

Si Lewen, The Parade

Until May 8th, 2022

The mahJ is showing The Parade, the series of drawings created by Si Lewen (1918–2016) in 1950. Although this Polish-born American artist was a prominent figure in American post-war art, he is still little known in Europe. The recurrent theme in his work is the inexpressible horror of the Holocaust.

Cinema

The Dybbuk

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By Michal Waszynski
Drama, Poland, 1937, 123 min
Yiddish version with English subtitles, restored by Lobster Films

Screening followed by a meeting with the artist Rainier Lericolais, as an echo to his exhibition "Leah'le, la voix du Dibbouk".

Online guided tour

Group activity on request: online discovery of mahJ collection

You won't be coming to Paris? Book this online guided tour.

By Madeline Diaz or Stéphanie Nadalo, English speaking guides.

A virtual discovery tour in English of the museum's permanent collection.