Room 3
Was Germany really de-Nazified? New research shows that businesses and families who profited from the Holocaust largely held on to ill-gotten capital and use it to whitewash their family images through patronage today. What are the ethical implications of putting the names of Nazi profiteers on universities, public parks & even Tikkun Olam projects?
Room 6
A virtual walk through the most significant places in the city where, from the Renaissance to our times, the Jews in Florence have lived, worked and shared community and religious life. The ‘tour’ ends at the great Synagogue.
Room 5
Moshe Feldenkrais was an Ukrainian-Israeli engineer and Judoka who developed a unique healing method based on body perception and micro movements. We will engage in a healing session based on Feldenkrais in the framework of a Jewish meditation. This session takes place lying down (yoga mat or something similar).
Room 7
The civilian Jewish resistance were active from the time of the German occupation until the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and destruction of the Jewish Quarter. These brave Jewish men and women created the most important Holocaust collection: hidden, then discovered under the post-war, serving as evidence in the Nazi war crime trials.
Moriah Ferrus Barbara Aiello Juan Caldes
Room 9
How did the Jewish communities in the Mediterranean react to the inquisition? And what happened in the following centuries to these communities in hiding? How do their descendants relate to their heritage today?
Room 2
In this session, we will be looking at the visualizations Lucas has been doing about the Torah. We will look into the reasons why Lucas is doing this project, how he is doing it and what are his plans for the future. A mix of Torah Study, technology, and storytelling.
Room 4
JCC Prague was established in summer 2020 with a vision of a modern Jewish cultural centre in a physical space open to all. Then the pandemic and its lockdowns hit. With a little detour from its vision, JCC Prague faced this challenge and took it as an opportunity to create various flagship projects and to build a community without walls.
Room 1
Quelles sont les particularités de la narration cinématographique par rapport à l'écriture romanesque? Comment démarrer l'écriture d'un scénario? Voici quelques-uns des éléments que nous aborderons lors de cette session. Join this interactive workshop (in French) to learn what the ingredients of a good story are.
Agata Rakowiecka Sonia Feiger Uriel Perugia Ilan Cohn Lievnath Faber
Room 8
Humanitarian action can be linked to Jewish values through the principle of Tikkun Olam. This principle relates to the humanitarian value of combatting human suffering. How does the value of humanitarian action interact with Judaism? What is the European Jewish community’s obligation to vulnerable peoples within our own communities and globally?
Room 10
. Some Chuetas are returning back to their Jewish roots and, with the help of Jewish expat residents, they are laying the building blocks to a strong, vibrant Jewish future in the Mediterranean. If able to view the NEW documentary produced by Limud Mallorca entitled “XUETA ISLAND” earlier in the conference - great! If not, no worries.
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