JEWISH GRONINGEN
A Dutch Lawrence of Arabia?
Jacob Israël de Haan - A man of contradictions and controversies
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On view from June 6 to October 13, 2024
Jacob Israël de Haan, a man with many faces and even more stories. From being the son of a Jewish cantor in Smilde (nearby Groningen) he made it to becoming a journalist, poet, writer, teacher ánd lawyer! He was the author of the first Dutch autobiographical homosex ual novel. Despite his early death (de Haan was only 42), he left a lasting impression in many circles. In 1919 he went to Palestine, where exactly one hundred years ago he was murdered because of his sharp criticism on political Zionism. This exhibition is dedicated to the man said to be, for some, a ‘Dutch Lawrence of Arabia.’
This exhibition intends to bring a lost and forgotten world back to life. You experience the surprising, turbulent and multi-faceted Mandate Palestine through the eyes of Jacob Israël de Haan and the lens of his contemporary Frank Scholten. The story of de Haans life is told from an artistic, historic and political perspective. Come to this exhibition and find out how De Haan was and continues to be of importance for many people!
This exhibition is a collaboration between the Synagogue Groningen and the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Groningen. Without the RUG’s Public Engagement Seed Project and the Middle Eastern Studies Program, this project would not have been possible. In addition, the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) made Frank Scholten’s extensive collection of photographs available.
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Consulted sources
This exhibition was created after researching many primary and secondary sources. You can find an overview of these consulted sources here .
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OPENINGSTIJDENFar far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.
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PLAN JE BEZOEKFar far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.
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CORONAMAATREGELENFar far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.
