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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Jewish Culture this September

This year's edition has as its motto "The People of the Book" and will feature five free activities for all audiences.

The Museum of Jewish History will participate once again this September in the European Days of Jewish Culture (EJCJ) with various free activities designed for all audiences. Under the motto "The People of the Book", this edition aims to invite you to delve deeper into the central role of the written word in Jewish culture and its connections with other cultures and traditions.

In Girona, five activities have been scheduled that will begin this week and will last until September 20. The proposal includes a concert, a theatrical visit, an open day at the Museum of Jewish History, a children's workshop and the screening of a documentary.

The first activity will take place this Thursday, September 4, at 9 p.m., at the Museum of Jewish History and will consist of a concert offered by the group Sepharazz Trio, created especially for the European Days of Jewish Culture. Inspired by the Atlas of Cresques, the musicians will offer a journey through texts, images and visions of the world that this work transmits. The group formed by Tati Cervià (vocals), Toni Pujol (double bass) and Jaume Fulcarà (guitar) combines Sephardic music, jazz and bossa nova and the performance will take place in the museum's courtyard, an intimate setting where music dialogues with memory and culture.

This Saturday, September 6, at 10:30 a.m., there will be a theatrical visit to the Jewish History Museum. Under the title "A bath of stories to discover life in the medieval Call" and led by Minúscula, visitors will be able to learn about the private life and family environment of N'Estel·lina, a Jewish woman who lived in the Call of Girona in the mid-15th century. The visit is part of the "Scenaris de la història" project of the Network of History and Monuments Museums of Catalonia and prior registration is recommended, as capacity is limited.

The program will continue the next day, Sunday, September 7, with an open day at the Museum, which will be held from 10 am to 2 pm.

On September 19, the stage will move to the Truffaut cinema where, at 6:30 p.m., the documentary Libros: el legado de Alantansí will be screened . Directed by José Ángel Guimerà, this feature-length documentary tells the story of a Hebrew printing house located in Híxar in the 15th century, the origin of some of the incunabula printed in the Iberian Peninsula, which are now the subject of study in the most prestigious universities in the world, the tracking of the clues left in these books and the peculiar life of their printer. The screening will begin with a presentation by director JA Guimerá, screenwriter Lucia Conde and documentary filmmaker Asunción Blasco. After the screening, a discussion open to the public will take place.

The JECJ activities will end with a children's workshop that will be held on September 20, at 11 a.m., at the Museum of Jewish History. Aimed at boys and girls from 6 years old, in this workshop they will be able to build their own scroll of parchment, aging the paper and rolling it on two sticks. Once assembled, it can be filled with words or drawings. As part of the activity, which will be run by Ludus Mundi, it will also be explained how books were made in antiquity and the importance of writing for Jewish culture will be discussed.

The JECJ were launched in 1999 on the initiative of the Girona Call Board, with the aim of highlighting the diversity and richness of Judaism and its historical importance. Since then, they have been held annually and in coordination with other cities in the region, becoming an international initiative.

You can find more information on the websites http://www.girona.cat/call and www.jewisheritage.org .