On the occasion of the 25th European Day of Jewish Culture, promoted by the Ucei – Union of Italian Jewish Communities, which is celebrated on 15 September, the Museum of Jewish Padua proposes some events on the theme of this edition: ‘The Family’. The programme includes a conference, the presentation of two books and a concert. On Sunday 15 September there will be free guided tours of the Synagogue, the Museum of Jewish Padua and the Jewish Cemeteries.
Guided tour times:
Sunday 15 September
- Italian Synagogue at 9.30 a.m., 10.15 a.m., 11.00 a.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m.
- Jewish Padua Museum 12.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
- Jewish cemeteries of Via Wiel and Via Campagnola 11.00 a.m., 3.30 p.m.
Programme:
The events take place at the Museum of Jewish Padua – unless otherwise indicated.
Sunday 15 September
from 10.00 a.m.
- Conference ‘This and that: interview with the Rabbi’
- Dialogue between the journalist Francesco Castelnuovo and the Chief Rabbi of Padua Adolfo Locci on the theme of the Jewish family
at 6.00 p.m., Sala Paladin Presentation of the volume ‘On the Jews’ by Gadi Luzzatto Voghera
Wednesday 18 September, 8.30 p.m.
Screening of the film ‘Dreaming is living
Thursday 19 September, 8.45 p.m.
Concert of Jewish music by Tantse Mishpokhe with Miriam Camerini, Angelo Baselli, Manuel Buda
Sunday 22 September, 5.00 p.m.
Presentation of the book ‘Procreation and biotechnology in Jewish thought and in the Israeli legal system’ by Enrica Martinelli – lecturer in law and religion at the University of Ferrara.
The initiative is sponsored by the Department of Culture.
To take part in the events and visits, it is necessary to book by e-mail at museo@padovaebraica.it, by calling +39 049 661267 or by Whatsapp +39 76 2256076.
Information: https://www.museopadovaebraica.com/
