European Day of Jewish Culture

The European Day of Jewish Culture is an event celebrated in several countries in Europe.Segovia se suma a la celebración del Día Europeo de la Cultura Judía. "El Adelantado" Daily Newspaper The aim of this day is to organize activities related to Jewish culture and expose them to the public, with the intention that it would reveal the cultural and historical heritage of the Jewish people.La Jornada de la Cultura Judía propone viajes a Lucena y Toledo. "El Día de Córdoba" Daily Newspaper The activities are coordinated by the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture (AEPJ), the European Council of Jewish Communities, B'nai B'rith Europe and the Network of Jewish Quarters in Spain. The aim of this day is to promote and raise awareness of Jewish culture to the society in the countries where this event takes place,Sesh septembre, el Diya Evropeo de la Kultura Judiya. "Şalom" Newspaper as a greater awareness of the culture, tradition and life of the different communities living in the same country or city helps people to know the "other", and thus, strengthens communication and dialogue between cultures in the country. 
==History==
The annual event was initiated in 1996 by B'nai B'rith of Strasbourg in the French département Bas-Rhin together with the local Agency for development of tourism.European Day of Jewish Culture 2007European Jewish Press It now involves twenty-seven European countries including Turkey and Ukraine.jewishheritage.org The original aim of the day was to permit access to, and ultimately restore long abandoned synagogues of architectural value like those of Wolfisheim, Westhoffen, Pfaffenhoffen, Struth, Diemeringen, Ingwiller or Mackenheim.
In 2000, a partnership was created between B'nai B'rith, and the other organizations who now co-operate in organizing the day.
==Activities==
On this day exhibitions, concerts, panels, lectures and excursions are organized in many European countries. Topics such as Jewish neighborhoods, the coexistence of cultures, exhibitions on sculpture, painting, print, music and Jewish religious objects are discussed.
==Celebration Days==
* 1999: September 5
* 2000: September 6
* 2001: September 6 - "Judaism and the Arts" European Day of Jewish Culture: Themes 
* 2002: September 6 - "Jewish Calendar and celebrations in Art, Music and Gastronomy"
* 2003: September 6 - "Pesach"
* 2004: September 6 - "Judaism and Education"
* 2005: September 6 - "The Heritage of Jewish Cooking"
* 2006: September 6 - "The European Routes of Jewish Heritage"
* 2007: September 8 - "Testimonials"
* 2008: September 4 - "Jewish Music"
* 2009: September 6 - "Jewish Celebrations and Traditions" 
==References==
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Category:Culture
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