3th October 2023, Valga
The European Jewish Culture Day was celebrated for the first time in Valga, where the exhibition "Judaism and Jewish customs" was opened in the Valga museum on October 3. The exhibits of the exhibition have been selected in cooperation with the Estonian Jewish Museum and the Estonian National Museum. At the opening event, the head of the Estonian Jewish Museum, Gennadi Gramberg, gave a lecture on the history of Judaism, the Jewish calendar and Jewish holidays and customs. The lecture was followed by a kosher cooking workshop by the project coordinator of the Estonian Jewish Community Social Center, Aljona Haš. 25 people were present, including school children. An exhibition with such a theme, which is held as part of the Days of European Jewish Culture, is being organized in Valga for the first time. According to the director of the Valga Museum, Neeme Punder, the exhibition generated quite a lot of interest in the city. Even before the opening of the exhibition, local schools booked time to visit the exhibition. For example, from October 9 to 13, "Hanukah" educational programs on the topics of Jewish cultural history will be held in the Valga Museum as part of World Education Month. The programs were prepared in cooperation between Valga Museum and Valga Gymnasium.
The exhibition is open until November 11. Gallery
15th October 2023, Tallinn
Walking tours on Tallinn Jewish cemeteries:
At 11:00 begins the guided walking tour on the former Old Jewish cemetery, now Magasini Street cemetery park.
The oldest Jewish graveyard in Tallinn (Estonia) was founded at the end of 18th cemetery. It was brutally destroyed through a decision which was taken while Estonia was under Soviet occupation in 1963. In 1967, a car depot, repair workshop, and parking lot were built on the site of the cemetery.
In 2021-2023 the City of Tallinn provided renovation of this spot which was transformed into cemetery park opened on 12th October 2023.
Guided tour is organized by Estonian Jewish Museum and attending is free of charge.
At 13:00 begins the guided tour to the Tallinn Rahumäe Jewish cemetery. The graveyard was opened in 1909 and is still in use. There are a variety of examples of different styles of gravestones. It houses a monument in tribute to the victims of the Shoah, which was one of the first monuments commemorating victims of Holocaust in the former Soviet Union.
Guided tour is organized by Estonian Jewish Museum and attending is free of charge.
