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The Mike and Sofia Segal Center for Jewish Culture
The Mike and Sofia Segal Center for Jewish Culture presents a diverse array of activities and events at the museum, catering to the general public, families, and youth. The center is dedicated to creating a community space that embraces diverse identities and cultures through collaborative initiatives in the arts and cultural sectors. This includes lectures, performances, seminars, and more.
The establishment of the cultural center was made possible by the generous support of Mike and Sofia Segal.
Center Manager: Hodaya Serlui hodaya@anumuseum.org.il
Events Calendar
עד 31.12.25
Leni Sonnenfeld, Julia Pirotte: Two Jewish Photographers
Two new documentaries on the photographers Leni Sonnenfeld (by Simona Benyamini) and Julia Pirotte (by Asaf Galay)
Sunday, 13.7.25 at 18:00
Guild - A Community of Russian Speaking Educators (in Russian)
Cocktail, networking, story telling and playback theater - event in Russian for educators
Lundi 14/07/2025 à 10h00
Héritage et engagement : trajectoires de la diaspora juive à travers votre regard
Un événement pour les francophones sur l’héritage, l’identité et l’activisme juif
Monday, 21.7.25 at 10am
Heritage and Commitment
An event for English speakers retirees on heritage, identity and Jewish activism
Miércoles 23.7.25 a las 10:00
Con el Alma en la valija
Un evento para hispanohablantes sobre herencia, identidad y activismo judío
Thursday, July 31 at IL18:30
Tisch B’Av
Thursday, July 31 at 18:30 IL - In-Person/Zoom
Israeli and Jewish Writers lead a discussion on the current Jewish crisis and the 'Day After' Story
Thursday, August 28 at 4:30PM
Family Summer Fiesta! - Celebration of Olim
Bring the whole family for an afternoon full of fun, music, and connection with fellow olim and the Israeli community.
26.11.25 - 20.3.26
Many Faces - Documentary Cinema on Jewish and Israeli Identity - held in Mishkan Raanana
Many Faces - Documentary Cinema on Jewish and Israeli Identity - held in Mishkan Raanana
Past Events
11.7-29.8.25 at 10:30 // Past Event
Exhibit Tale - A Journey Through Artifacts (in Hebrew)
Small exhibits - great stories! A special new tour.
Friday, 20.6.25 at 10:00 // Past Event
Artist Talk: Sergey Maximishin (in Russian)
International Photographer Sergey Maximishin in a Friday morning encounter - in Russian.
12.6.25-29.1.26 // Past Event
Israeli Music Series by Zeev Volk and Zhenya Treiberman (in Russian)
8 sessions in Russian on Israeli music
Tuesday, 10.6.25 at 19:00 // Past Event
Right Food Forward! (in Russian)
A play in Russian - based on the famous 'The Travels of Benjamin III," directed Alexei Granovsky
Friday, 6.6.25 at 10:30 // Past Event
Exhibition Opening: 20&20 A Lens of Her Own
Opening of the exhibition 20&20 A Lens of Her Own: reception, lecture, tour
Friday, 6.6.25 at 9:30 // Past Event
Hasidism: Two Lectures (in Hebrew)
Two lectures on Hasidism
Wednesday, 4.6.25 at 16:30 // Past Event
Two Israeli Films: Screening and Discussion (in Hebrew)
Part 1: Soldiers Marching Off - film and meeting with Hilli Gross. Part 2: Daytime. Shabat. Annabel Targovnik - film and meeting with the filmmakers.
Tuesday, 3.6.25 at 19:00 // Past Event
Maureen Nehedar: A Musical Journey to Iran
Persian music, with Maureen Nehedar
Friday, 30.5.25 at 10:00 // Past Event
Čiurlionis - His 150 Anniversary - Lecture in Russian
Čiurlionis - Lecture in Russian
Sunday, 25.5.25 // 17:30 // Past Event
Rediscovering the Mount Sinai Challah: A Workshop with the "Challah Prince"
For the first time: the "Challah Prince" (Idan Chabasov) teaches the whole family to make the Mount Sinai traditional challah.
Wednesday, 21.5.25 at 19:00 // Past Event
Walking With Brodsky (in Russian)
Marking Joseph Brodsky's 85 anniversary: A film by Yelena Yakovich and Alexey Shishov. in Russian
יום רביעי, 21.5.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
Flight 1812: Rediscovering Mom (in Hebrew)
Iliya Zeltser learns about the flight crash where he lost his mother as a child.
Tuesday, 20.5.25 // 18:30 // Past Event
Spotlight on Trailblazing Women of Beta Israel (in Hebrew)
An event in honor of Trailblazing women from Beta Israel. Exhibition, panels, music.
Monday, 19.5.25 // 16:15 // Past Event
The Jews of Iran - Two Lectures
Part 1: Women struggles Part 2: Iran: an inside view
19.5.25 // 16:00 // Past Event
"Among Neighbors": Special Screening
The story of a small, rural town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II.
Monday, 19.5.25 // 12:00 // Past Event
An event in honor of the Guardians of the Oritā Program
Ceremony and lectures on the Beta Israel Orit
Thursday, 15.5 // Past Event
International Museum Day
Lectures and benefits on International Museum Day 2025
יום ראשון, 11.5.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
Love in Times of Turmoil (in Russian)
How to mediate wars and terror to children? How to rebuild the relations with the kids? in Russian
Friday, 9.5.25 // 9:00 // Past Event
Hasidiam and Cinema (in Hebrew)
Women and Hasidism, cinema and Hasidism
Wednesday, 7.5.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
Ilana Goor | Full Support (films in Hebrew)
Part 1: Ilana Goor: A Woman Against the Wind. Film by Tomer Heymann
Part 2: Full Support, film and meeting with Michal Cohen.
Sunday, May 4, 2025 // Past Event
International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth
ANU Museum is excited to host the outstanding finalists of the International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth of 2025
4-22.5.25 // Past Event
The Orit Scroll of Kes Abba Yitzhak Aysu - Special Display
For three weeks only: ANU – Museum of the Jewish People – will showcase a remarkable spiritual treasure from the Beta Israel community: the Oritā of Kes Abba Yitzhak Aysu.
Friday, 25.4.25 // 9:00 // Past Event
Hasidism: Two Lectures
Prof. Gadi Sagiv and Dr. Michael Lukin on aspects of Hasidism
Thursday, 24.4.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
Ghetto Uprising - The Untold story (film)
The documentary Ghetto Uprising - The Untold story (2017), directed by Yuval Haimovich Zuser, Simon Shechter, and to participate in a talk with Simon Shechter.
Thursday, 24.4.25 // 9:45 // Past Event
Discovering Martha: The Human Drama of the Kindertransport
The untold story of Martha who was on the Kinderstransport
23.4.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
Zikaron BaSalon 2025
Second and First generation tell their Holocaust stories in an intimate talk.
Monday, 21/4/25 / 16:15 // Past Event
The Jews of Iran - Three Lectures (in Hebrew)
Part 1: The Jews of Mashhad. Part 2: Family names if Iranian Jews. Part 3: The escape to Israel
Friday, 18.4.25, 2025 // 10:00 // Past Event
The Jewish Blacksmith: Artist Andrey Koumanin – in Russian
Meet the artist Andrey Koumanin - in Russian. Blacksmithing, art, family and inspiration.
14-18.4.25 // Past Event
Free Entrance Sponsored by Bank Hapoalim
This Chol HaMoed Pesach, as in each year, Bank Hapoalim sponsors a free admittance to ANU Museum for you.
Thursday, 10.4 // 20:00 // Past Event
Stand-Up by Vladimir Raevsky – in Russian
Stand-Up by Vladimir Raevsky in Russian.
Monday, 7.4.25 // 16:15 // Past Event
Jews of Iran: Nowruz and Pesach | Manuscripts in Jewish-Persian
Part 1: Nowruz and Pesach, part 2: Manuscripts in Jewish-Persian
7-10.4.25 // Past Event
Pesach Vacation with Heroes and Artifacts
Meet the Jewish heroes and discover great stories through little exhibits. Pesach vacation at ANU - Museum of the Jewish People
6-10.4.25 // Past Event
"The Walks": Youth Art Camp in Russian
Camp in Russian: exploring the future in four aspects: personal, utopian, fantasies, forecasts
Friday 4.4.25 // 10:00 // Past Event
Rare Hebrew Manuscripts, Part 4 (Lecture in Russian)
Unique collections that were formed in the Karaite communities of Crimea
Wednesday, 2.4.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
Letter to a Pig: film and discussion
Letter to a Pig: an animated film about an unusual survival story. A meeting with the filmmaker, Tal Kantor
יום שני, 31.3.25 // 16:15 // Past Event
The Jews of Iran - two lectures
The Jews of Iran: The megilah, languages and literature
Sunday, 30.3 // 15:30 // Past Event
Finding Meaning in a Broken Land (Conference in Hebrew)
Scholars, researchers, bereaved family members, and survivors of captivity discuss meaning in times of loss and crisis.
Friday, 28.3.25 // 12:00 // Past Event
The Sturgeon Queens (film)
The story of the famous deli during four generations and of its celebrated clients.
Thursday, 27.3.25 // 17:30 // Past Event
Book Launch: The Jewish Movement in the U.S.S.R. Through the Eyes of Its Members (Hebrew)
Book launch and discussions about the Jewish movement in the U.S.S.R.
Friday, 21.3.25 // 9am // Past Event
The World of Hasidism: two lectures (Hebrew)
Hasidism - history, culture, music, films, cullinary. Fridays at 9am.
Thursday, 20.3.25 // 18:00 // Past Event
Culture and New Media
Tour, panel and lecture on new media in culture.
Wednesday, 19.3.25 / 16:30 // Past Event
Look, Soon You Won't See Anything: Film and Discussion
Part 1: Look, Soon You Won't See Anything by Matan Abramovitz - film and meeting. Part 2: films by graduates of the Ultra-Orthodox Women's Track of "Maale"
Monday, 17/3/25 // 16:15 // Past Event
The Jews of Iran: Ketubahs | Music and Musicians
Prof. Shalom Sabar: Ketubahs in Iran | Hadas Bram: Jewish music and musicians of Iran
Friday, 14.3.25 // 10:00 // Past Event
Purim, Carnival, and Ciphers in Art (Lecture in Russian)
Tatiana Savin on the concealing of Purim in art works.
14.3.25 - 16.3.25 // Past Event
Purim at ANU
Special guided tour | Davai's children's play | The Heroes Gallery
Wednesday, 5.3.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
How do you laugh in Hebrew, anyway?
Anu - Museum of the Jewish People and Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality invite new Olim to join us for the next event designed especially for you, a special comedy evening in honor of Purim.
Wednesday, 5.3.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
ADA - My Mother the Architect: film and discussion
The life and work of the renown architect Ada Karmi Melamede, in a film by Yael Melamede. After the film, a talk with Yael Melamede
17.2.25 - 3.6.25 // Past Event
Glimpses on the Jews of Iran (series in Hebrew)
Various lectures on the Jews of Iran - past and present. Mondays at 16:15
Wednesday, 26.2.25 // Past Event
Family Food Stories 2025
For Family Day this year, we invite you to join us for a series of events about food, family and culture. Our "Family Food Stories" project, launched to coincide with this year’s Family Day, invites you to celebrate the power of the family meal and culinary traditions
Sunday, 23.2.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
All in the family: Israel and Tamara Aharoni (in Hebrew)
Sunday, 23.2.25 // 19:00 // Past Event
Ashkenazi Cuisine: Tradition on a Plate
A culinary lecture – a master class with tasting, dedicated to Family Day as part of the “Kitchen Stories” festival by FOODISH – the culinary department of ANU museum, supported by Nadav Foundation. The event will be led by cultural anthropologist and historian Anna Litvina-Semen
Friday, 21.2.25 // 10:00 // Past Event
Expressionism. Night Time in Berlin (Lecture in Russian)
Elena Galinskaya on "Die Brücke", the Expressionism movement, and the art of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (in Russian)
Tuesday, 18.2.25 // 10:00 // Past Event
Mobilizing for Freedom: Lessons from the Soviet Jewry Movement
ANU is pleased to welcome Sociologist Shaul Kelner from Vanderbilt University, as part of the launch of his seminal work, A Cold War Exodus: How American Activists Mobilized to Free Soviet Jews , for a conversation about the grassroots strategies that united a global Jewish commu
יום חמישי, 13.2 // 19:00 // Past Event
Zionism in Odessa – lecture in Russian
אילו סיפורים מאודסה מסתתרים מאחורי השמות המוכרים של רחובות תל אביב? הרצאה ברוסית - זאב וולק.
יום רביעי, 5.2.25 // 1630 // Past Event
Two Films: If This World Were a Sea, Shattered Paradise (in Hebrew)
If This World Were a Sea, Ari Davidovich's film, and Shattered Paradise, Ronit Ifergan's film
יום שישי, 31.1.25 // 10:00 // Past Event
Lecture in Russian: How Jewish Collectors Changed the Art World
How Jewish Collectors Changed the Art World. Lecture in Russian by Natalie Nesher Aman
Sunday, 26.1.25 // 18:00 // Past Event
Motel Gordon - lecture in Russian
Motel Gordon, "Talmud Pedagogy: Jewish Sages as Jedis of Modern Education".
Friday, 24.1.25 // 11:00 // Past Event
Chiune (Sempo) Sugihara - commemorating his 125th Birthday
an event to commemorate the 125th birthday of the righteous Among the Nations Chiune (Sempo) Sugihara
Thursday, 23.1.25 // 1900 // Past Event
Olga Bergholz - The Voice (Russian)
Elena Yakovich's film on the "Muse of the Siege", Olga Bergholz, whose poems and diaries became the voice of an era.
Wednesday, 22.1.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
Outsider. Freud - Film and Discussion (Hebrew)
Sigmund Freud in four parts, through personal letters combined with animations
Sunday, 19.1.25 // 18:30 // Past Event
The Salonika and Greece Jewry Heritage – A Seminar (in Hebrew)
A seminar on researches of the heritage of Salonika and Greece Jewry, In honor of Rivka and Eng. Aharon Haim Rousso Z"L
Wednesday, 8.1.25 // 16:30 // Past Event
Kafka's Last Trial - Film and Discussion
Film screening and discussion with the filmmaker, Eliran Peled.
שני-רביעי 6-8.1.2025 // Past Event
Codex Sassoon – Research Workshop
Three days of lectures and studies on Codicology, biblical and Masoretic Texts, history and museum display.
29.12.24-2.1.25 // Past Event
Hanukkah at ANU - Jewish Food Stories
New audio tours, dedicated to stories behind foods; actors and stories; the Heroes gallery
11.12.24 // 16:30 // Past Event
Jacob de Haan: A Voice Out of Time
A series of various documentaries, including meetings with the filmmakers. Wednesdays, 4:30pm-8pm.
Tuesday, 3.12.24 // 19:00 // Past Event
After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come Home
A documentary film by director Sarah McCarthy. Executive Producer Sheila Nevins, producers are Olga Beskmelnytsina and George Chignell.
יום חמישי, 28.11.24 // 11:00 // Past Event
Wars, Immigrants, Anti-Semites and Pasternak - in Russian
Presenting the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress 1924 yearbook, and a symposium on current issues of Euro-Asian Jewry.
Friday, 22.11.24 // 10:00 // Past Event
Sasha Okun - Art Lecture (in Russian)
Artist Sasha Okun on Artistic Encounters - in Russian + guided tour
Tuesday, 19.11.24 // 19:00 // Past Event
Couple. Shostakovich's Wife Recalls (in Russian)
Elena Yakovich's film about the life of Irina Antonova with her husband, Dmitri Shostakovich
11.11.24 - 31.12.24 // Past Event
Jews of Yemen: The Last Generation
Zion Ozeri's exhibition explores the heritage of Yemenite Jews and, in many ways, documents the last generation of traditional Yemenite Jewry.
Kindly set your visit in advance. Call or text: 03-5008080
Thursday, 7.11 // 17:30 // Past Event
Yom Ha'aliyah Events
Activities for Aliyah Day: personal stories by Olim, fair, Rock concert, and documentary films.
Sunday-Wednesday, 20-23.10 // Past Event
Sukkot with the Heroines of ANU
Sukkot activities for children and families. Sunday-Wednesday, 20-23.10
20-22.10 // Past Event
Sukkot Day Camp in Russian
Fun, tours, workshops and games in Russian
Monday, October 14, 1:30-3:00 PM ET/20:30-22:00 IL // Past Event
Between October Seventh & Simchat Torah
You're invited to a webinar for American Jewry and Israelis together to mark October Seventh. Hosted with our friends at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History.
Monday, 7.10 // 10:00-17:00 // Past Event
October 7th, the First Remembrance Day: Free Admittance and Guided Tours
Free entrance and guided tours on October 7th.
Friday, 27.9 // 10:00 // Past Event
October Seventh - A Special Gallery Talk
A special gallery talk about the October Seventh exhibition.
Friday, 20.9 // 10:00 // Past Event
The "Other Jews" of Amsterdam - lecture in Russian
The life of Ashkenazi Jews in Amsterdam during the 17th century. With Roman Grigoriev
Thursday, 19.9 // 18:30 // Past Event
Xueta Island – A Hidden History | Visit, Film, Symposium
A cinematic journey exploring Judaism and identity. Filmmaker Dani Rotstein reveals the Xueta community of Mallorca.
6-10.9 // Past Event
Three Spoons of Oil and Two Brushes: A Pop-up Exhibition
FOODISH – the Culinary Department of ANU – the Museum of the Jewish People, presents a new and unique ‘pop-up’ exhibition that connects the top chefs and leading figures of Jewish cuisine, with the top Israeli illustrators.
Thursday, 5.9 // 19:00 // Past Event
Klezmer Music - lecture in Russian
The affects of Klezmer music on classical and modern music.
יום חמישי, 29.8 // 19:00 // Past Event
Israeli Rock Through Global Lens - lecture in Russian
The lecture by music critic Lev Gankin will delve into the brief history of Israeli rock music and the unique interpretation it has given to global rock.
Monday, 19.8 // 12:30 // Past Event
An Interactive tour with Alexandra Andreeva - in Russian
"Who Came Up With These Museums?" or " Where Does Time Go?" with Alexandra Andreeva, in Russian
יום שישי, 16.8 // 10:00 // Past Event
Impressionists and the Dreyfus Affair (in Russian)
Lecture in Russian on the impressionists and the Dreyfus affair + a guided tour in Russian.
14.8-29.8 // Sundays to Thursdays // Past Event
My Family of Heroes - Summer Activities
Heroes, family, comics - all in one ticket! Summertime at ANU.
Friday, 9.8 // 11:00 // Past Event
A Thematic Tour by Zeev Volk - in Russian
According to the tour guide, Zeev Volk, "one needs loads of knowledge and a fair amount of irony and humor to understand everything that is happening on the third floor of the museum."
Thursday, 18.7 // 19:00 // Past Event
Book Launch – An Encyclopedic Guide to Israel by Igor Torik (in Russian)
Book launch in Russian - Igor Torik Encyclopedia of Israel.
Friday, 12.7 // 10:30 // Past Event
Parenting in Times of Crisis (in Russian)
Theories and practices: how to help your child to develop resilience during these rough times.
Monday, 8.7 // 19:00 // Past Event
The Friends Association presents - Rooftop Jazz
Music, tour, farewell - a Friends Association summer event
Monday, 8.7 // 16:15 // Past Event
North Africa - Film and Lecture (in Hebrew)
Part I: the Jewish underground in Algeria, film by Prof. Rami Kimchi, part II: Hila Alpert on Fish dishes of Maghreb Jewry
Thursday, 4.7 // 20:00 // Past Event
Shalom Boguslavsky - Book Launch (in Hebrew)
Book launch - The Unlikely and Oft-Overlooked Story of the Rise and Fall of Jewish Eastern Europe / Shalom Boguslavsky
Monday, 1.7 // 16:15 // Past Event
Jews in North Africa - 2 Lectures (in Hebrew)
Part I: The Jewry of Algeria, Gabriel Abensour, part II: The liturgy of women from Djerba. Dr. Miriam Guez-Avigal.
Friday, 28.6 // 10:00 // Past Event
Picasso and the Theme of War (Lecture in Russian)
How Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" changed our perception of war and how this work influenced Israeli artists coping with the October 7th tragedy.
Monday, 24.6 // 16:15 // Past Event
The Jews of North Africa - Two Lectures (in Hebrew)
The Jews of the Maghreb: part I: spiritual works in the Maghreb, Rabbi Prof. Moshe Amar.
Friday, 21.6 // 10:00 // Past Event
International Yoga Day at ANU Museum
Friends of ANU practice yoga, on International Yoga Day
Wednesday, 19.6 // 19:00 // Past Event
Concert-Lecture – Polina Fradkina (in Russian)
How can we worry and resent without hurting others? Polina Fradkina suggests music as a tool.
Wednesday, 19.6 // 16:30 // Past Event
Three Israeli Documentaries
The Waterfront - Film and discussion with the director, Alon Levy.
Sunday, 16.6 // 19:00 // Past Event
Love Under Turbulances (in Russian)
Самые частые и пронзительные вопросы всегда те, что связаны с изменениями в нашей жизни. И конечно, в жизни наших детей.
Sunday, 9.6 // 18:00 till midnight // Past Event
Concepts Collapsing Slowly - A Symposium (in Hebrew)
Academics, cultural influencers, and spiritual leaders will share their insights, revealing concepts that have collapsed for them.
Friday, 7.6 // 10:00 // Past Event
Gallery Talk at the Exhibition "October Seventh"
The Gallery talk will reveal some behind the scenes insights, the artist's stories, design guidelines, et al.
Friday, 7.6 // 9:00 // Past Event
The Shtetl in Songs
First part: Motti Zalkin on the Shtetl, second part: Noga Eshed with Hebrew songs
Wednesday, 5.6 // 16:30 // Past Event
Francesca - Film and Discussion
A documentary about Francesca Mann, who shot a Nazi officer, and a meeting with the filmmakers, Lena Chaplin and Daniela Reiss.
Sunday, 2.6 // 18:30 // Past Event
Between the Stone and the Flower: The Duality of the Conversos (film)
Born in Cuba, Genie was raised a Catholic in Miami. Her story follows many twists and turns as she makes the difficult decision to convert to Judaism.
Wednesday, 29.5 // 19:00 // Past Event
The Children of Willesden Lane - Pianist Mona Golabek
Pianist Mona Golabek conveys her mother's inspiring story as a Jewish-Austrian Holocaust survivor.
Wednesday, 29.5 // 16:30 // Past Event
End of Love Season
The story of Geula and Arik, breaking up at their late seventies.
24.5 // 10:00 // Past Event
Japan by Utagawa Hiroshige – Lecture in Russian
Lecture in Russian: Yelena Galinski on Utagawa Hiroshige.
16.5 // 19:00 // Past Event
Walks With Brodsky and So On (in Russian)
On the occasion of Joseph Brodsky's anniversary (born May 24 1940), we will hold a special event in Russian
10.5 // 9:00 // Past Event
Art in Wooden Synagogues and Synagogues Remains (Hebrew)
part 1: Ariella Amar on wooden synagogues, part 2: Meir Bulka on lost cemeteries.
8.5 // 16:30 // Past Event
Giado – Holocaust in the Desert - film and discussion in Hebrew
The unique diary of a Jewish prisoner in the Giado concentration camp in Libya is revealed.
6.5 // Past Event
Screening and Special Tour on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Guide tour, footage about forgotten towns, on Holocaust Day
2.5 // 20:00 // Past Event
A Symposium on Jewish Fantasy Fiction (Hebrew)
Israeli authors Sarah Blau, Shimon Adaf, Judith Kagan, Ayal Hayut Man and Noa Mannheim talk about Jewish Fantasy Fiction.
Thursday, 1.5 // 10:00-17:00 // Past Event
We Hereby Declare: Free Admittance for Children on Yom Ha'Atzmaut!
The Heroes Gallery, and all other exhibitions - free of charge for children on Yom Ha'Atzmaut.
19.4 // 10:00 // Past Event
Frans Hals - Lecture in Russian
Roman Gregoryev: lecture about the artist Frans Hal + Guided tour at the museum
12.4 // 10:00 // Past Event
Gallery Talk at the Exhibition "October Seventh"
The Gallery talk will reveal some behind the scenes insights, the artist's stories, design guidelines, et al.
12.4 // 10:00 // Past Event
In Memory of the Late Yitzhak Shamir – Film and Symposium
Milestones in Yitzhak Shamir's life as an Israeli leader.
12.4 // 9:00 // Past Event
Lost Cemeteries + Expeditions to Eastern Europe
Two lectures in the "Shtetl" series: Meir Bulka on lost cemeteries, and Dr. Maria Caspina on expeditions to Eastern Europe.
11.4 // 18:00 // Past Event
Gallery Talk at the Exhibition "October Seventh"
The Gallery talk will reveal some behind the scenes insights, the artist's stories, design guidelines, et al.
10.4 // 16:30 // Past Event
Nathan-ism - Film and Discussion with Elan Golod
Nathan Hilu's rare pieces about the the Nuremberg trials.
3.4 // 19:00 // Past Event
די גאלדענע ויטרינה - The Story of American Jewry (in Hebrew)
The story of American Jewry in philosophy, cinema, and music.
27.3 // 16:30 // Past Event
Prof. Sami Shalom Chetrit: Remembering Marrakech, Az'i Ayima
Prof. Sami Shalom Chetrit: on students from Morocco and Israel documenting Marrakech, and on his mother's life story
25.3 // 15:30 // Past Event
The Giant - a children's play
The Black Awl theater presents a musical stage show for kids, based on Julia Donaldson's loved bool "The Smartest Giant in Town".
24-25.3 // 10:00 - 17:00 // Past Event
Purim for the Whole Family (in Hebrew)
Purim recipes, fun photos, special tour, and the adorable Heroes Gallery at ANU!
22.3 // 10:00 // Past Event
Henri Matisse (lecture in Russian)
The 155 anniversary of artist Henri Matisse - lecture and tour in Russian
20.3 // 16:30 // Past Event
Inbal Perlmutter - If You Let Me Go (film in Hebrew)
27 years after her tragic death, Inbal Perlmutter's personal diaries are revealed.
15.3 // 9:00 // Past Event
Witchcraft in Shtetles + Film - A Treasure in Auschwitz
Two lectures in the "Shtetle" series: Prof. Shalom Sabar on witchcraft and amulets, Yahaly Gat on his film A Treasure in Auschwitz
13.3 // 16:30 // Past Event
Once Upon A School (film in Hebrew)
The story of The Midrashia, the flagship of religious Zionism in Israel, founded before the establishment of the state.
8.3 // 10:00 // Past Event
Symposium and Tour for International Women's Day
Dr. Orit Shaham Gover Oshra Yosef Friedman in an inspirational symposium for 2024 Women's Day
7.3 // 19:00 // Past Event
It's A Hard Life. Yours, Sergei Dovlatov (film in Russian)
Sergei Dovlatov had a strange fate. All he wanted was for his books to be published, but that did not happen in his homeland, so he left.
"All they know is to adore the dead" he once wrote – which came true after his death.
1.3 // 10:00 // Past Event
Goddess, Mother, Lover, Prostitute (in Russian)
Lecture by Tatyana Savin-Masenznik + guided tour in Russian
29.2 // 18:30 // Past Event
Book Launch: Elhanan Leib Lewinsky (in Russian)
A book launch of the first Russian translation of Elhanan Leib Lewinsky's best-known work, Masaʻ le-Erets Israʼel bi-Shenat Tat (Journey to the Land of Israel in the Year [5]800, 1892.
28.2 // 16:30 // Past Event
The Three of Us - Film and Discussion
A young Orthodox couple defies norms to integrate their autistic son. Film and discussion with the filmmaker, Henya Brodbeker.
26.2 // 16:15 // Past Event
Synagogues in Mogador and Baghdad
Community members talk about synagogues in Mogador and Baghdad
21.2 // 19:00 // Past Event
Shalom Ukraine – film in Ukrainian
Marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, you are invited to watch the film "Shalom Ukraine", by Israeli comedian Ilya Axelrod.
20.2 // 17:00 // Past Event
Between Two Wars - Symposium in Russian
ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, "Israeli Friends of Ukraine," and the Nadav Foundation invite you to a symposium marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Israel is facing the outcomes of the atrocious events of October 7th.
19.2 // 16:15 // Past Event
Temple Emanu-El in New York
Temple Emanu-El in New York - Dr. David Barak-Gorodetsky; prayer and cantorship. Dr. Amalia Kedem
13.2 // 19:30 // Past Event
Ilya Kolmanovsky - Lecture (in Russian)
How did humans learn to cooperate? And why do they dehumanize strangers? What do Zoologists think about aggressions, wars, and propaganda?
13.2 // 17:00 // Past Event
Ilya Kolmanovsky for Children and Parents (in Russian)
Lecture in Russian - How do fast food and habits affect our brain? Suitable for children older than 6yo.
8.2 // 18:30 // Past Event
Perceptions of Israel in the USA and Europe (in Russian)
ANU - the Museum of the Jewish People, NADAV Foundationת and the media project “Country and World”, hold a conference in Russian dedicated to the world’s perception of the war with Hamas in light of world politics.
7.2 // 16:30 // Past Event
Israeli Traumas in Documentaries: 1973 and 2023
Israeli Traumas in Documentaries - Shmulik Duvdevani + Charedi women filmmakers
5.2 // 16:15 // Past Event
The Medieval Synagogue in Köln + Architecture in Italian Synagogues
Architecture and faith in synagogues in Northern Italy + The medieval synagogue in Köln
29.1 // 16:15 // Past Event
Synagogues in the India + Sahara
Synagogues in Spain and in India | synagogues in the Anti-Atlas and Sahara, South-West Morocco
26.1 // 10:00 // Past Event
How the Jew is Presented in European Art - lecture in Russian
Lecture and tour in Russian
26.1 // 9:00 // Past Event
Chasidic Stories and Songs
הרצאה ומופע: ד"ר זאב קיציס על מדז'יבוז', גרשון לייזרסון וחברי תזמורת הכליזמר הישראלית, עם וירה לוז'ינסקי ואיגור אוסטרובסקי
22.1 // 16:15 // Past Event
Synagogues in Yemen and Ethiopia
Two lectures on synagogues: Dr. Menashe Anzi and Dr. Sharon Shalom
5.1 // 10:00 // Past Event
In Search of Light and Motion (in Russian)
In Search of Light and Motion - lecture + guided tour in Russian
4.1 // 18:30 // Past Event
Finist, the Bright Falcon - a Play in Russian
A video screening of the play Finist, the Bright Falcon. The director, Zhenya Berkovich, was arrested alongside the play’s author, Svetlana Petriychuk, after investigators alleged that the contents of their award-winning play were illegal.
27.12 // 18:30 // Past Event
Walking with Brodsky - film (in Russian)
Alexei Shishov and Yelena Yakovich's documentary about Joseph Brodsky. (in Russian)
22.12 // 10:00 // Past Event
Who Did Rembrandt Paint? (in Russian)
Who Did Rembrandt Paint? - Models, Clients, Spectators. Dr. Roman Grigoryev.
15.12 // 10:00 // Past Event
Pilgrimages in the Ancient World (in Russian)
In Russian: Dr. Boris Chaimovich: Pilgrimages in the Ancient World: Egypt, Greek, Rome, Judea + guided tour
14.12 // 18:30 // Past Event
Odesa Tel Aviv: tour with curator Lecia Voiskoun (in Russian)
A guided tour with the curator, Lecia Voiskoun.at the new exhibition Odesa – Tel Aviv: Hebrew Literature and Universal Art
13.12 // 19:30 // Past Event
Red October - A Play in Russian
Red October - A Play in Russian
8.12 // 10:00 // Past Event
Artist Niko Pirosmani (in Russian)
Yelena Galinski's lecture: Niko Pirosmani
1.12 // 10:00 // Past Event
Food in Art of the U.S.S.R (in Russian)
Tatiana Savin on Food in Art of the U.S.S.R (in Russian) + guided tour in Russian
30.11 // 18:30 // Past Event
Jewish Amulets (in Russian)
A collaboration between ANU Museum and "Da" - an online project about Eastern European Jewry.
24.11 // 10:00 // Past Event
Cinema Addiction (in Russian)
A lecture by Alina Rebel: why and how do people get addicted to series and what are the outcomes?
10.11 // 10:00 // Past Event
Bulgakov and Stalin - lecture (Russian)
Bulgakov and Stalin
Михаил Булгаков в знаменитом письме к правительству СССР, обозначил свое кредо – сатирический писатель. Нельзя было представить более неудачного времени для сатиры, чем сталинские годы. И тем не менее диалог между Булгаковым и Сталиным состоялся. С того дня
3.8 // 19:00 // Past Event
Anatoliy Beliy Reads from “Nathan” (in Russian)
Анатолий Белый представит сатирический роман о похождениях Натана Эйпельбаума и его друга, говорящего енота Тугрика. Из предисловия автора к книге: «Стоит предупредить о законах (или даже беззаконии) этог
25.7 // Past Event
Tisch B’Av
Tisch B’Av - when a low point in the Jewish Calendar meets a high point of tension, let’s meet the other. July 25, a day before the 9th of Av
9.7 // 19:00 // Past Event
A Meeting with Alexander Molochnikov (in Russian)
Приглашаем на встречу с режиссером театра и кино Александром Молочниковым, на которой он расскажет о прошлых и будущих проектах, о Московском театре и кино последних двадцати лет, покажет фрагменты спектаклей в МХТ им Чехова, Большом и театре
7.7 // 10:00 // Past Event
The Woman in a Green Bugatti – lecture (in Russian)
Лекция искусствоведа Елены Галинской
ЖЕНЩИНА В ЗЕЛЕНОМ БУГАТТИ.
Тамара де Лемпицка (1898 — 1980) — знаковая фигура в живописи прошлого столетия. Она была подданной Российской империи, жила в Варшаве и Петербурге, слава
26.6 // 19:00 // Past Event
From the Maghreb With Love
The best of Maghreb musical tradition! With Lior Elmalich, one of the great voices of Andalusian singing, and the Darya ensemble.
23.6 // 10:00 // Past Event
"With This Ring..." - Wedding Rings (Russian)
Начиная со второй половины XX века и до настоящего времени производство и продажа обручальных колец является самым стабильным сектором мирового ювелирного рынка. На лекции мы поговорим о том, с чего начинается история обручального кольца и причем здесь Тора, праотец Яков, школа Г
18.6 // 11:00 // Past Event
Rosh Chodesh Talks - June
From a museum without a Collection to an Object-Based Exhibition - with curator Irit Shapira Meir
9.6 // 9:00 // Past Event
Jewish Culture in Odessa
"How it Was Done in Odessa" (Isaak Babel). A series of lectures by ANU – Museum of the Jewish People & Beit Shalom Aleichem.
Fridays, once a month at 9am, Lectures are held in Hebrew. Series editor: Rivka Aderet | Academic counselor: Dr. Aviva Tal
7.6 // 16:30 // Past Event
Jewish and Israeli Documentary Films - Series (Hebrew)
Jewish and Israeli Documentary Films - Series (Hebrew). Wednesdays, once in two weeks, 4.30pm-8pm
23.5 // 19:00 // Past Event
A Talk With Oleksiy Arestovych (in Russian)
Oleksiy Arestovych, a Ukrainian blogger, military and political commentator
Приглашаем на паблик-ток с известным украинским опинион-мейкером Алексеем Арестовичем. Мероприятие пройдет при участии
чрезвычайного и полномочного посла Израиля в Украине Михаэля Бродского.
21.5 // 19:00 // Past Event
The Sakharov File - Film (in Russian)
The Sakharov File - Film (in Russian)
В фильм вошли съемки КГБ скрытой камерой во время ссылки Сахарова в Горьком, уникальные документы и фотографии. 14 декабря 1989
года, за три часа до смерти Сахаров дал интервью казахским кинематографистам для фильма
21.5 // 11:00 // Past Event
Rosh Chodesh Talks - May
An introduction about the databases of ANU, with historian Haim Ghiuzeli
11.5 // 19:00 // Past Event
Alexander Galich – a Lecture by Leonid Klein (in Russian)
Alexander Galich – a Lecture by Leonid Klein (in Russian)
"Непрочитанный Галич" - лекция Леонида Клейна
11.5 // Past Event
The Israeli Excellence Week
Two special benefits during Exellence week
26.4 // 12:00-17.00 // Past Event
Celebrate Independence Day at ANU Museum, Free Admittance!
On Israel’s 75th Independence Day you are invited to enter ANU Museum for free! 26.4, 12am-5pm. Reservations only.
18.4-17.4 // Past Event
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Guided tour dedicated to "memory", cinema lecture, and Zikaron Basalon - testimonies by Holocaust survivors.
13.4 // 19:00 // Past Event
Veniamin Smekhov: Poetry Therapy (in Russian)
Poetry reading, performed by the legendary actor Veniamin Smekhov, with poems by Krylov, Gumilev, Yesenin, Kharms and more.
The event is held in Russian
7.4 // 11:00 // Past Event
40 Minutes with Moses – A play for children (in Russian)
Спектакль «40 минут с Моисеем»
Moshe the guard and Shura the cleaner take you on an interactive journey following the liberation from Egypt in a new play, written and performed by new olim in Russian.
7.4-11.4 // Past Event
Visit ANU for Free during Pesach! (except 8.4)
This Pesach you are invited to enjoy ANU Museum for free! Courtesy of Bank Hapoalim. Reservations only.
20.3 // 19:00 // Past Event
Semyon Altov Comedy Show (Russian)
Семён Альто Semyon Altov is a famous, admired comedy writer of the former U.S.S.R, performed by Russian greatest comedians such as Gennady Khazanov, Efim Shifrin, Klara Novikova, et al. Even at 78 years of age, he still performs, bringing his loved comedy with his typical voice.
17.3 // 10:00 // Past Event
Crossing Fates (in Russian)
Lecture in Russian: Crossing Fates: Maria Belkin’s book about poet Marina Tsvetaeva Мари́на Цвета́ева.
10.3 // 10:00 // Past Event
The Madonna of Leningrad (in Russian)
Lecture in Russian: The Madonna of Leningrad – poet Olga Berholtz
Lecturer: Natalia Gromova
After the lecture, a guided tour in the museum will be held.
8.3 // 19:00 // Past Event
Women Who Held Flowers (Russian)
Женщины, которые держали цветы. In the summer of 2020, thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Minsk, Grodno, and other cities in Belarus, demanding change. As protests were crushed and the men were arrested, the women of Belarus decided to take charge.
7-8.3 // Past Event
Happy and Funny Purim!
Here at ANU you can find megilot, costumes, graggers, songs, and dances, all year round, not only in Purim. Come see them at ANU this Purim vacation. You will receive a map showing you where to search for Purim items inside the new, enormous museum.
