"Cultural Route of the Council of Europe" certified in 2004

 

The Jewish people are an integral part of European civilisation, having made a unique and lasting contribution to its development through the millennia right up to today. The Cultural Routes programme is an innovative and exciting way of bringing this remarkable story to the attention of a wider audience.

 

Heritage

The European Jewish heritage is  widely present across Europe. Notable examples include archaeological  sites, historic synagogues and cemeteries, ritualbaths, Jewish quarters, monuments and memorials. In addition, several archives and libraries, as well as specialised museums devoted to the study of Jewish life, are included in the route. This route fosters understanding and appreciation of religious and daily artefacts and also recognition of the essential role played by the Jewish people In European History.

 

Travelling today

The routes vary in scale from neighbourhood to city, region to country and even assume a transnational dimension. Through these routes covering virtually the whole of the European continent, the traveller can become immersed in the Jewish story, across borders and centuries. They also provide extensive information and materials and regularly organise events such as the European Day of Jewish Culture.

Council of Europe values

Much of Jewish history is rooted in Europe, with a past made up of migration persecutions and precariousness, but also of exchanges, humanism and a profusion of mutual enrichment. A key aspect of the routes is accordingly their recognition of the essential contribution made by the Jewish tradition in building cultural diversity through intense intercultural dialogue.

 

European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage, AEPJ
Route Headquarters
68, rue Marie-Adélaïde
L-2128 Luxembourg (LUXEMBOURG)

Secretariat
Carrer de Sant Llorenç, s/n
ES-17004 Girona (SPAIN)
Tel: +34 629 77 84 48
[email protected]

Head Office
Carrer Salomó ben Adret, 6
ES-08002 Barcelona (SPAIN)
+34 605 87 92 15
[email protected]
[email protected]

François MOYSE, President
Assumpció HOSTA, Secretary General

Victor SORENSSEN, Director

Marc Francesch CAMPS, Manager

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www.jewisheritage.org

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