“Leise blüht der Flieder. Perlen aus der jüdischen Wiener Kaffeehausliteratur”
An entertaining evening with Bernd Jeschek
Actor and director Bernd Jeschek presents excerpts from Vienna coffee house literature by writers from Heinrich Heine and Peter Altenberg to Egon Friedell.»more
SHOW & TELL - Integration Week
Bring something to the museum: an object that says something about yourself, your home and your relationship to Vienna. During Integration Week these objects will be exhibited together with objects in the museum and shown online.»more
“Vaterbilder, Exile” – an evening with Olga Flor and Julya Rabinowich
Julya Rabinowich will read from her debut novel “Spaltkopf” (“Splithead”) published in 2011 and awarded the Rauris Literature Prize. In it she returns to the origins of her literary activities and the relationship with her own father.»more
Book presentation: Ioan Holender “Ich bin noch nicht fertig”
Ioan Holender reviews his life after twenty years as director of the Vienna State Opera. In his autobiography he recalls his musical success and his childhood in fascist Romania, the confiscation of his father’s business by the Communists, and his departure in 1959 for Austria.»more
Museum exclusive/inclusive
ICOM – International Museum Day
To mark International Museum Day we are offering a special communication project. You as the visitor can decide the content of the tour!»more
We celebrate Shavuot!
Family Sunday
Shavuot recalls the handing of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai. You can see how the Torah is decorated, and then in the Atelier your creativity will be called upon to design a new ornamentation for it.»more
Last chance! “Vienna Today 2012"
The exhibition “Vienna Today 2012 – Photographs of Contemporary Jewish Life by Josef Polleross” closes on Sunday, 12 May. For those who have not yet seen it we offer a free guided tour at 4 pm on that day.»more
Book presentation: Robert Sedlaczek “Die Tante Jolesch und ihre Zeit. Eine Recherche”
Did Tante Jolesch, her nephew Franzl and favorite niece Louise really exist? And who was Hugo Sperber? Robert Sedlaczek and Wolfgang Mayr follow up the characters and their real backgrounds in Torberg’s famous book.»more
Die Frau von Pollak, oder wie mein Vater jüdische Witze erzählte
Miguel Herz-Kestranek reads and talks about his book “Die Frau von Pollak, oder Wie mein Vater jüdische Witze erzählte”.»more
An evening with OLIVER POLAK: “Ich darf das, ich bin Jude – Die Endlesung”
The German comedian and author of the book “Ich darf das, ich bin Jude” brings not only Jewish humor to the Jewish Museum Vienna but also classical American stand-up comedy.»more
“Qualtinger liest Qualtinger. Die rot-weiss-rote Rasse” with Vera Borek & Thomas Kaufmann
Helmut Qualtinger, together with Carl Merz and Gerhard Bronner, was responsible for the legendary satirical cabaret programs of the 1950s and early 1960s. One of these collections of satires is “Die rot-weiss-rote Rasse,” published in 1979. It describes typical Viennese figures, many of whom will be familiar to all of us and have lost nothing of their absurd originality today.»more
Reading: Doron Rabinovici “Andernorts”
In his novel “Andernorts” Doron Rabinovici stirs up the relationships in a Jewish family, uncovers old secrets and observes the members as they pursue new furtive activities. At the end of this fascinating story all certainties are questioned.»more
Book presentation, reading & concert
Der letzte Klezmer – Das Leben des Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman
Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman is a legend not only in Poland. The 89-year-old fills concert halls wherever he appears. He has made it his life’s work to keep up the centuries-old tradition of klezmorim. The writer Jacek Cygan tells the story of his friend.»more
