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Stories about Judaism and Jews in Groningen
Did you know that Jews have been living in Groningen for more than four centuries? The exhibition introduces you to the history of the Jewish community in Groningen up to the present day. About entrepreneurs and teachers, about poor relief and superstars. You will also learn about the Jewish religion and the meaning of the holidays. And all that in the colorful shul of Groningen!
May 2 | 20.00 | Presentation | I Am The Other
If you are me and I am you, who is it… of both of us?
Bert Kremer, Reina Zijlstra and Willem Jan van der Stuut play the performance 'I Am The Other'. A performance with music, poetry and recitation. Over the past two years they have performed this performance in a number of churches in the province. Tonight they are in the synagogue. The basis of the program 'I Am The Other' are self-written and retranslated songs relating to war, peace, injustice, (self) reflection and hope.
May 3 | 10.30am-4pm | Open Jewish Houses / Houses of Resistance
In the Open Jewish Homes/Houses of Resistance program, small-scale, private memorial gatherings are organized in homes, in which memories of events and people are retrieved at the place where history took place. Jewish life before, during and immediately after the war in these houses is central.
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Meetings will be organized in the province of Groningen on April 28, May 1, 3 and 4. In the city of Groningen on Friday, May 3, the afternoon ends at 4:00 PM in Synagogue Groningen.
May 8 | 8:00 PM | concert | Forbidden Voices
Not everyone has a voice. Those who do have a voice are not always allowed to make it heard. The 4 May Project sings to make the voices of others heard. In our new musical program 'Forbidden Voices', choir members make their voices heard to:
- to pass on music that was or is prohibited,
- to give voice to nuances that are lost,
- voices obliged to remain silent,
- to amplify languages that should not be heard.
Among others, Beautiful Rain, a song by the American composer David Asher Brown, based on the words of refugees from Darfur, will be performed. A cry for help that is hardly heard and sounds in many places.
May 9 | 6.30 & 9.00 PM | performance | In the illusion
Three musicians, two actresses and a magician play the story about two Jewish magicians and their wives. One magician is the well-known Prof. Ben-Ali-Libi, the other magician is Prof. Philippini. Both were born in the province of Groningen. We get to know their wives, Anna and Ida. They tell the story about the magicians, but also their own role in the lives of these men. A magician shows their numbers and three musicians use a clarinet, a violin, an accordion and singing to express the atmosphere of the pre-war years in which their lives in the Jewish revue and cabaret world took place.
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May 12 | 3:00 PM | concert | Mixed Women's Choir: Music Confiture
The Mixed Ladies Choir, a group of special women,
this afternoon, under the enthusiastic leadership of Aletta Kwant, will perform 'Music Confiture' in Synagogue Groningen. With contributions from Margreet Puite (piano) and Evelien Borgonjon (score poetry).
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Tickets available via the link below.
April 25 | 7pm | Course series | Hebrew for advanced students
Would you like to brush up on your knowledge of modern Hebrew? Then you can participate in this advanced course! It is necessary that you already have knowledge of Hebrew and master Alef Bet. In this course your basic knowledge will be strengthened and expanded. The lessons are every other week and cost €10 per lesson.
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Course dates: Thursday April 25, Tuesday May 14, Thursday May 23, Thursday June 6, Thursday June 20
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
June 1 | 11am-4pm | Excursion | Memorial Esterwegen
The Kulturagentur of the Ostfriesische Landschaft, together with Synagogue Groningen, offers an excursion to Gedenkstätte Esterwegen. One of the first concentration camps during the National Socialist regime was located here.
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Participation is free | registration is necessary.
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A Dutch Lawrence of Arabia?
Jacob Israel de Haan. A man of contradictions and controversies.
Exhibition - June 6 to October 13, 2024
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Jacob Israël de Haan (1881-1924), a man with many faces and even more stories. The son of a Jewish cantor in Smilde, Drenthe, became a journalist, poet, writer and lawyer! Exactly one hundred years ago he was murdered for his sharp criticism of political Zionism. Experience the surprising, turbulent and versatile Mandatory Palestine through the eyes of Jacob Israël de Haan and the lens of his contemporary Frank Scholten. De Haan's life story is told from an artistic, historical and political perspective. Visit the exhibition and discover his fascinating life story!
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This exhibition is realized in collaboration with the University of Groningen (Encouragement Fund for Public Engagement & the Department of Middle Eastern Studies).
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June 26 | 8:00 PM | lecture | Jacob Israël de Haan and the first gay activists
Account of a difficult relationship.
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This evening Mattias Duyves and Maurice van Lieshout will give a duo lecture. Duyves will speak about Jacob Israël de Haan as the first militant gay activist in the Netherlands who underwent a complete metamorphosis in his prose and poetry between 1904 and 1924. Van Lieshout speaks about other gay activists in De Haan's time in the Dutch Scientific Humanitarian Committee from 1911, including Arnold Aletrino.
September 21 | 19.00-01.00 | Groningen Museum Night
SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the museums in the city of Groningen will open their doors for a vibrant evening full of art, culture and fun. Until after midnight, visitors can enjoy the cultural offerings of GRID Graphic Museum, Groninger Museum, Museum aan de A, Noorderlicht, Forum Groningen, Synagogue Groningen and University Museum. During Museum Night, enjoy not only exhibitions and presentations, but also lots of music, workshops, lectures, dance and poetry.
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We will publish the full program at the beginning of August!
