Events and tours from Sunday, September 15 to Sunday, September 22, 2024
MUSEUM OF JEWISH PADUA
– 10:00 AM Welcome by authorities and introduction to the day
– 10:30 AM “This and That: Interview with the Rabbi”
– Journalist Francesco Castelnuovo speaks with Padua’s Chief Rabbi, Adolfo Locci, on the day’s topic: “The Jewish Family, an Institution Balancing Between Tradition and Modern Times.”
SALA PALADIN at 6:00 PM
The Foundation for the Museum of Jewish Padua, in collaboration with the Jewish Community of Padua and the Municipality of Padua, organizes the presentation of Gadi Luzzatto Voghera’s book “On Jews”. This will be an opportunity to reflect on anti-Semitism, Zionism, Israel, and democracy.
Official greetings:
Gina Cavalieri President of the Foundation for the Museum of Jewish Padua
Manlio Miele Director of the Department of Private Law and Critique of Law, UNIPD
Introduction: Andrea Colasio, Cultural Affairs Councillor, Municipality of Padua
Conversation with the author: Francesco Berti, President of the Political Science, International Relations, and Human Rights Study Program, UNIPD.
On SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, it will be possible to visit for free:
– The Italian Synagogue (tours at 9:30 AM, 10:15 AM, 11:00 AM, 3:45 PM, 4:30 PM)
– The Museum of Jewish Padua (from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
– The Jewish Cemeteries in Via Wiel and Via Campagnola (tours at 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM)
Men are kindly requested to wear a hat to cover their heads inside the Synagogue and Cemeteries.
MUSEUM OF JEWISH PADUA
8:30 PM Film Forum Night
MUSEUM OF JEWISH PADUA at 8:45 PM
“DI TANTSE MISHPOKHE” – Di tantse mishpokhe is a play on words between dance (tants in Yiddish) and the ironic – sometimes menacing – Yiddish expression gantse mishpokhe, meaning: “the entire family.” In other words, a show that – starting from the stories of families in the Bible and rabbinic literature – questions the meaning of the world’s oldest institution, both yesterday and today.
In an original and entertaining concert of Jewish music from many diasporas dedicated to songs about love, marriage, motherhood, fatherhood, child-rearing and rebellion, homesickness, the dream of building one, and the desire to escape it, we will tell the story of the most complex, multifaceted, flexible, and thus longest-lasting institution in humanity. Storytelling, Jewish music, and conversations will follow one another, creating an “organic” family of many languages. Featuring Miriam Camerini on vocals, Angelo Baselli on clarinet, and Manuel Buda on guitar.
MUSEUM OF JEWISH PADUA at 5:00 PM
Book Presentation “Procreation and Biotechnology in Jewish Thought and the Israeli Legal System”. Author Enrica Martinelli, professor of law and religion at the University of Ferrara, will engage in conversation with Padua’s Chief Rabbi, Adolfo Locci.
Introduction: Manlio Miele, Director of the Department of Private Law and Critique of Law, UNIPD.
ALL EVENTS AND VISITS REQUIRE RESERVATION. FOR INFO AND RESERVATIONS:
museo@padovaebraica.it – tel. 049661267 (Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM) Whatsapp +39 376 225 6076
The Synagogue
of Italian rite
The Italian rite Synagogue is undoubtedly among the must-visit places in Padua. Founded in 1548, still in use, embellished with elegant eighteenth-century furnishings.
Guided Tour
and multimedia experience
Guided tours to accompany you in the visit of the Museum, Italian Synagogue, and the ancient Jewish Cemeteries of the city. The arches of the matroneum become a canvas for an immersive multimedia experience.
Presented at the ticket office of the Eremitani Museum you will be entitled to a reduction on the entrance ticket to the Civic Museums of Padua
Founded in 1384, the cemetery located along Via Wiel represents one of the four Jewish cemeteries still present in the city of Padua. This ancient sacred place retains its historical significance intact and hosts the tombs of prominent figures of the local Jewish community.
Among these stand out Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen (Maharam), his son Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, as well as the doctors Abram Catalan and Moshe David Valle.
In the heart of the historic center of Padua and in the ancient ghetto stands the museum that tells the history and traditions of the local Jewish Community, from its inception to the present day.
The structure is housed in the first and largest Ashkenazi Synagogue, founded in 1522 and remained active until May 1943, when it was set on fire by a group of Paduan fascists.
The Italian Synagogue (1548) is still the prayer site for the members of the Community of Padua. The hall is marked out by the elegant and refined “marmorino” decorations and delicate stucco works dating back to neoclassic times.
The Aron Kodesh, made of polychrome marbles, on the eastern wall faces the Bimah, crafted from wood of a century-old tree felled by a storm in the Botanical Garden of the city.
A very old story is narrated through these narrow and restricted streets: the story of the Jewish settlement, its commercial, social, cultural and religious past.
Four gates closed the Ghetto: a sign on one of them forbade Jews as well as Christians to go through the gates at night.
Within the museum, visitors can experience a multimedia journey thanks to the immersive video installation by director Denis Brotto, which allows them to delve into the lives of ten prominent figures from the history of the Paduan Jewish community
You can dive into the life of ten illustrious characters of Padua Jewish life. The characters come to life to narrate their stories through the places representing Padua Judaism.
The Stumbling Stones, laid in the pavement in memory of the victims of Nazi-Fascism, many of which are also visible in the 'ghetto'
In front of the victim's last residence stands a block of stone covered with a brass plate engraved with the name of the deported person, year of birth, date, place of deportation, and, if known, the date of death.
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