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Annual

2018 Report

Table of Contents

Preface 3

Activities 4

Grants 12

Cooperation 16

Communications 19

New Members 20

Board & Staff 21

Supporters 21

Committees 22

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AEJM Preface

The Association of European Jewish Museums looks back on a successful year in which we organised five programmes at different locations across Europe. All its programmes have been awarded the official label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

2018 was the final year that AEJM and the Jewish Museum Berlin were able to benefit from a multiple-year grant from the German Federal Foreign Office, which allowed us to organise ten successful curatorial seminars in five years. The final editions of the Advanced Curatorial Education Pro- gramme were held in Frankfurt and Jerusalem. It is my pleasure to thank our organising team in Vienna, Dr. Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Dr. Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, for their enthusiasm and dedication that were key to turning our curatorial seminars into a success.

We warmly thank our partners and sponsors, first and foremost the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe for its continuing support. Without the commitment of the following AEJM members as partner institutions, our activities could not have been successful: the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, and Museum “Jews in Latvia” in Riga, the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, and The Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

The AEJM team was also instrumental in organising all our activities and I would like to thank our team in Amsterdam for all their efforts: Managing Director Eva Koppen, Communication Officer Robbie Schweiger, and Conference Coordinator Nikki Boot.

Emile Schrijver Chair

Preface Annual Report 3 association of european jewish museums Advanced Curatorial Education

ACTIVITIES Programme

The Advanced Curatorial Education Programme (A-CEP) is a joint programme initiative of the AEJM and the Jewish Museum Berlin. The programme offers structural learning in the field of Judaica and curatorial practice to curators working at Jewish museums or with Jewish collections across Europe. Since 2014, a grant from the German Federal Foreign Office has enabled the AEJM to organise two intensive 5-day curatorial training sessions per year, offering both theoretical and practical learning through lectures, hands-on workshops and field trips. The programme is led by programme director Dr. Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, assisted by Dr. Michaela Feurstein-Prasser and the AEJM.

Curatorial seminar in Frankfurt | photo by AEJM

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In April, a group of 13 curators from 9 countries closely studied the Judaica collections of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt. The seminar focused on Judaica collections that were created in the period from the second half of the 19th century through to the 1930s as the result of a growing interest in arts and crafts on the one hand, and because the founding of Jewish museums or departments in municipal museums resulted in Judaica becoming a new collection area on the other hand. The Nauheim collection of the hosting venue formed the starting point

FRANKFURT of the seminar. The programme has been awarded the label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.

The intensive 5-day programme included a workshop on brass and pewter objects from the Nauheim collection, in particular Hanukkah lamps, by Dr. Eva Atlan, Head of Collections of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, and Dr. Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek; on metal objects from Posen and Hanau, by Michal Friedlander, Curator Judaica and Applied Arts at the Jewish Museum Berlin; and on conservation issues of metal objects by conservator-restorer Roman Borkowski. The group visited the Weygang-Museum in Öhringen, as well as the Grossmarkthalle Memorial at the European Central Bank and the Börneplatz Memorial and the Jewish Cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.

“It was good to study Judaica this time in the context of the production methods, the art market and the collecting history of museums. It was yet another great opportunity to take a time-out from the everyday and see the bigger picture of Jewish ritual items in Europe, learn about various European collections, including improving the knowledge of our own collections, increase our research skills and, last but not least, network with a bunch of enthusiastic and fabulous women.”

Kathrin Pieren Collections Manager and Curator Jewish Museum London | UK Curatorial seminar in Frankfurt | photos by AEJM

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In October, a group of 16 curators Sharon Weiser Ferguson, curator from 13 countries attended the final of The Israel Museum, asked par- seminar of AEJM’s 5-year Advanced ticipants to reflect on the questions Curatorial Education Programme, of when the large body of Judaica hosted by The Israel Museum in objects known to us today was de- Jerusalem and focusing on Judaica veloped, the role that religious and objects with European provenance. regional influences in the Modern After curatorial tours of the Jewish period could have played, and the

JERUSALEM Art and Life Wing, the Department impact that rising nationalism in the of Israeli Art, and the Archaeology 19th century might have had on the Wing of The Israel Museum, the par- formation of the corpus of Judaica. ticipants attended various hands-on workshops. The programme has The excursion programme brought “These training sessions represented been awarded the label of the Euro- the participants to the U. Nahon for me the most important part of the pean Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. Museum of Italian Art, with its large programme, as the acquired knowledge collection of objects from various is directly applicable for the day-to-day The programme included sessions Italian patrimonies, and to the work in a Jewish museum. It was an on provenance research of Judaica Museum for Islamic Art, where enormous enrichment to compare the objects, with Julie-Marthe Cohen, the group looked at cross-cultural European pieces in the collection of curator of the Jewish Cultural objects in the permanent exhibition The Israel Museum with the ones we Quarter Amsterdam (NL), and on and the temporary “Khamsa, know from European collections and amulets from the private collec- Khamsa, Khamsa” exhibition. former editions of the A-CEPs.” tion of William Gross. In the work- Ram Ozeri, director of The Jerusalem shop The Invention of Judaica, Biennale, introduced the biennale. Dinah Ehrenfreund-Michler Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Reseacher at the Jewish Museum of Switzerland | CH

Curatorial seminar in Jerusalem | photo by Oleg Kalashnikov

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Museum Education

RIGA Study Visit

“The awareness of certain tools, methods A group of 18 educators from 12 countries travelled to Riga (LV) for the and frameworks to further develop exist- Museum Education Study Visit 2018. The programme focussed on com- ing concepts of co-creative programmes munity engagement for museums and also explored the Jewish heritage of is what I took back with me to the Jewish the city. The study visit was organised in close collaboration with Think Tank Museum Frankfurt. Participating in the Creative Museum (LV) and the Museum “Jews in Latvia”. The programme has AEJM Study Visit was inspiring and moti- been awarded the label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. vating, and a great opportunity to get to know a network of inspiring and creative Over two days, the participants visited various museums in Riga and met colleagues from all over Europe.” behind the scenes with museum professionals, discussing community engagement at the Zanis Lipke Memorial, the Ziedonis Museum, the Latvian Kathrin Schön National Museum of Art, and the National History Museum of Latvia. Head of Education of Colleagues from POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (PL) and the the Jewish Museum Frankfurt Jewish Museum London (UK) presented community engagement projects from their education practice.

Ilya Lensky, Director of Museum “Jews in Latvia”, gave a curatorial tour of the Jewish museum as well as a Jewish heritage tour of Riga, visiting the synagogue and lesser known places across town. An optional excursion brought the group to the restored Green Synagogue in Rezekne and the Great Synagogue in Ludza, located in the east of Latvia.

Curatorial tour at the museum “Jews in Latvia” | photo Participants of the study visit in Riga on the roof of the by AEJM Latvian National Museum of Art | photo by AEJM

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WARSAW Study Visit

In January, the second network meeting focussing on communications at Jewish museums in Europe took place in Warsaw. The exhibition Blood: Uniting & Dividing served as a case study for this study visit. Together with the staff of host POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, 12 museum professionals from 6 European countries explored the various dimensions of the exhibition in relation to visitors, ranging from visitors studies, to communication plans, to events and to special educational programming for adults and children.

After a curatorial tour of the exhibition, Katarzyna Krauze, Head of the Marketing Dept., presented an in-depth visitors study, which gave insight into the methodology used as well as the motivations and experiences of visitors in the first 15 weeks. Malgorzata Zajac, Senior Marketing Special- ist, presented the extensive semiotic analysis for Blood: Uniting & Dividing, the search for a good communication strategy, and its references to popular

“It was very useful to see how the holistic approach to marketing and research can positively influence the creation of exhibitions and communication. Will definitely be thinking about “the bigger picture” more often.”

Tomasz Kuncewicz Director Auschwitz Jewish Center | PL

Installation view of the exhibition Blood: Uniting & Dividing at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews | photo by AEJM

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culture. The Communication Dept. The group was also welcomed at presented the promotion strategy, the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish timeline and tools, as well as the Historical Institute, where it received media strategy and results. a curatorial tour of the recently The Events Dept. elaborated on the opened new core exhibition of the public programming for the exhibi- Ringelblum Archive as well as the tion, the Education Dept. presented art exhibition Place. 3/5 Tlomackie the educational programming both Street. The extended programme for adults and for families with chil- also included study visits to the dren. Additionally, the participants Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw attended a presentation on the on the Vistula river bank, where the Museum’s research into barriers group was met by Deputy Director Installation view of the exhibition Blood: Uniting & Dividing at POLIN Museum of the History of for attendance for family groups. Marcel Andino Velez. Polish Jews | photo by AEJM

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Annual Conference

2018 BUDAPEST

Providing a framework for international networking, collaboration and communication between Jewish museums in Europe, the AEJM Annual Conference is one of the key events organised by the AEJM. The programme offers excellent opportunities for the exchange of information and the discussion of common challenges. Through this event, the AEJM aims to foster collaborative projects and a productive exchange of ideas and expertise, as well as assisting members in achieving a high quality of performance in serving the wider public.

Hosted by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest (HU), the AEJM Conference 2018 brought together over 100 delegates from 27 countries. The conference centred around the theme of The Politicisation of Museums. European Jewish Museums: Consequences and Responses. Authoritarian leaders are on the rise, as is anti-Semitism. How should Jewish museums in Europe respond to these developments? What is their role in the midst of disintegrating societies? What kind of support should they seek or initiate?

Keynote speaker Dr Clive Gray, Associate Professor in Cultural Policy at the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, Warwick University (UK), explores museums as institutions, which at their core are deeply and unavoidably political. His keynote treated the idea of ‘politicisation’ as a singularly top-down exercise, drawing attention to the processes – internal and external – by which museums, willingly or not, are driven by political agendas. Mirjam Wenzel, Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt (DE), discussed the impact on Jewish museums with Simonetta Della Seta, Director of the Museum of Top: The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest | photo by AEJM Italian Judaism and Shoah (IT), Emile Schrijver, Director of the Jewish Bottom: Conference participants’ bags | photo Cultural Quarter Amsterdam (NL), and Dariusz Stola, Director of POLIN by AEJM Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

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Various museums were invited for project presentations in the Project Slam, which gave an insight into the diversity of projects in the European Jewish museum landscape. Participants were also able to participate in smaller group sessions divided into three Professional Focus Groups. These sessions were developed to support museum professionals that actively work in the field of education, curatorial practice or leadership, and to stimulate discussion and exchange of common challenges amongst these peer groups.

Guided tours of the museum, the Dohány Street Synagogue and the Memo- rial Garden were part of the optional programming, as well as an evening at the Gólem Jewish Theater. The optional day trip after the conference found participants in the extraordinarily beautiful early 20th century synagogues Top left: Coffee-table discussions | photo by Anikó Udvarhelyi in Szeged and Subotica (Serbia). Above: Professional focus group of educators at The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest | photo by Anikó Udvarhelyi

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Through the Advisory Visits Grant Programme (AVGP), the AEJM offers custom-made consultancy visits by museum experts to member institutions in need of expert advice and training. The guiding principles for this grant programme are: focusing on issues that are unique or particularly relevant for Jewish museums, improving the professionalization of Jewish museums in Europe and connecting sources of knowledge between these museums. The AVGP is supported by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe.

Grants in 2018 The AVGP is open for applications in three categories: Jewish Museum in Stockholm | SE — Permanent Displays: focus Jewish Museum of Venice | IT on the development of exhibition concepts for permanent displays Jewish Cultural Quarter Amsterdam | NL — Collection Management: focus on the identification, preservation, Quincentennial Foundation conservation, and interpretation of Museum Of Turkish Jews | TR Judaica or other items relating to Jewish life and history, as well as measures that make museum collections more accessible, such as inventories, cataloguing, and digitisation programmes aimed at long-term sustainability

— Museum Education: focus on the development of educational programmes and displays for young audiences

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Jewish Museum in Stockholm

The Jewish Museum in Stockholm “The visit in December by expert Michal was granted an expert visit in the Friedlander from the Jewish Museum category of Permanent Displays to Berlin was highly appreciated by the advise on the development of the Jewish Museum of Stockholm. As the only new core exhibition of the museum. curator and Jewish expert at our mu- The institution is moving to an 18th seum, it was very valuable to meet with a

STOCKHOLM century synagogue in Stockholm and colleague to discuss ideas on a different plans to exhibit a specific part of its level than is usually possible. Despite a collection with unclear provenance relatively short visit, we managed to get in an open storage space. In Decem- quite far in the project idea, and also ber, Michal Friedlander, Curator of have time for other issues that interest Judaica and Applied Arts at the Jew- and perhaps concern us in our museums ish Museum Berlin (DE), worked with regarding collections in general. Some the project team on location and issues remain unresolved, but meeting advised on the planned open storage in person established a good connection and a narrative of the presentation between our museums for further contact of the museum’s Judaica collections. and research projects.”

Yael Fried Curator at the Jewish Museum in Stockholm

Jewish Museum of Venice

The Jewish Museum of Venice “The advisory visit proved to be an extra- received a consultancy visit in the ordinarily positive exercise for the curator category of Collection Management and the whole staff of the Jewish Museum by Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. of Venice. Over two days of intense work, The grant focused on advising the some 20 metal artefacts (silver, silver VENICE curatorial team on the identification gilt and alloy) were analytically studied, and interpretation of objects from and a data-card compiled for each, with the museum’s Judaica collection. the inventory no. of the object, descrip- During a 3-day work visit, a set of tion, material, hallmark, manufacture, 20 metal objects were studied date, and dimensions. Inscriptions, where together with the visiting expert. present, were transcribed and trans- lated.”

Marcella Ansaldi Director Jewish Museum of Venice

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Jewish Cultural Quarter Amsterdam

“The Advisory was pleasant, relevant and The new National Holocaust useful. All parties benefited from explor- Museum, branch (under develop- ing these questions. Despite different ment) of the Jewish Cultural starting points, we found many similari- Quarter Amsterdam, was granted ties to explore. The outcomes of this visit an expert round table to exchange will be taken into account in the devel- best practices on Holocaust educa- opment of the educational policy and tion programmes at Jewish muse- AMSTERDAM programmes of the National Holocaust ums with a specific Jewish identity. Museum.” The round table brought together Zuzana Pavlovksa, Head of Educa- Inger Schaap tion of the Jewish Museum in Prague Educator National Holocaust (CZ), Thamar Barnett, Learning Museum JCK Programme Manager Holocaust Education at the Jewish Museum London (UK), and Annemiek Gringold, Curator, and Inger Schaap, Educator at the National Holocaust Museum (NL).

Quincentennial Foundation Museum Of Turkish Jews

“After the advisory visit of Manfred, we Quincentennial Foundation Museum organised a group including teachers of Turkish Jews received an advisory and an art therapist from the commu- visit by Manfred Levy, Senior Educa- nity and the Jewish School. We already tion Specialist of the Jewish Museum have a WhatsApp group where we share Frankfurt and the Fritz Bauer Insti- ISTANBUL ideas and a Google drive account to see tut (DE). During the 3-day visit, the the examples from the Jewish Museum museum staff consulted the expert Frankfurt workshop that Manfred shared on how to creatively engage young with us.” visitors in learning experiences at the museum and on how to create Nisya Isman Allovi special programmes that attract Director Quincentennial Foundation both Muslim and Jewish school Museum Of Turkish Jews students.

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A-CEP Conference Travel Grants Travel Grants

Participants of the AEJM Advanced Participants of the AEJM Annual Curatorial Education Programmes in Conference could apply to the AEJM Frankfurt and in Jerusalem could for a Conference Travel Grant to apply to the AEJM for an A-CEP partly cover expenses for travel and Travel Grant to partly cover expen- accommodation. The AEJM priori- ses for travel and accommodation. tises member institutions that do not The AEJM prioritised member have sufficient financial means to institutions that did not have suf- participate in the conference. Only ficient financial means to send one member institutions that have paid delegate. Only member institutions their membership fees are consid- that had paid their membership fees ered eligible to apply. Non-member were eligible to apply. The 2018 institutions – Jewish museums or A-CEP Travel Grants were funded by non-Jewish museums with a signifi- the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) cant Jewish collection – with limited Europe and the German Federal financial means that intend to apply Foreign Office. for AEJM membership within one year are also eligible for Conference Jewish Community Museum Travel Grants. The 2018 Conference Bratislava | SK Travel Grants were funded by the Jerusalem Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Jewish Museum Hohenems | AT Europe. Frankfurt Grantees Excursion to the Szeged synagogue as part of the Jewish Museum London | UK optional programme of the Annual Conference | photo Quincentennial Foundation Frankfurt, Jerusalem by AEJM Museum Of Turkish Jews | TR Jewish Museum of Greece | GR Jerusalem

Jewish Museum of Rome | IT Jerusalem

Jewish Museum of Stockholm | SE Frankfurt, Jerusalem

Jewish Museum of Switzerland | CH Frankfurt, Jerusalem

National Museum of Italian Judaism and Shoah | IT Jerusalem

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews | PL Jerusalem

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Advanced Curatorial Museum Education Education Programme Study Visit Riga

Jewish Museum Frankfurt | DE Think Tank Creative Museum | LV Hosting venue and collaborative Collaborative partner partner of the A-CEP in Frankfurt Museum “Jews in Latvia” | LV Jewish Museum Berlin | DE Hosting venue and collaborative

COOPERATION Strategic partner and Judaica partner workshops at the A-CEP in Frankfurt, by curator Michal Friedlander Zanis Lipke Memorial | LV Museum visit focusing on community Roman Borkowski | PL/DE engagement, with Lolita Tomsone, Conservator-restorer, workshop Director at A-CEP in Frankfurt National History Museum Mainz Jewish Community | DE of Latvia | LV Visit to the Synagogue at the Curatorial tour, with Toms Kikuts, A-CEP in Frankfurt Curator

The Israel Museum | IL Ziedonis Museum | LV Hosting venue and collaborative Talk on community engagement, partner of the A-CEP in Jerualem by Dace Zarina, Director

U. Nahon Museum of Italian Art | IL Latvian National Museum of Art | LV Judaica workshop at A-CEP Museum visit and talk on community Jerusalem engagement, by Elina Berzina, Head of Education William Gross | IL Judaica workshop at A-CEP Rezekne Green Synagogue | LV Jerusalem Museum visit

Jewish Cultural Quarter Ludza Great Synagogue | LV Amsterdam | NL Museum visit Provenance workshop at A-CEP Jerusalem, by curator Julie-Marthe Cohen (NL)

Lecture at the National History Museum of Latvia as Museum of Islamic Art | IL part of the educational study visit to Riga | photo by Museum visit at A-CEP Jerusalem AEJM

The Jerusalem Biennale | IL Presentation at A-CEP Jerusalem

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Jewish Museums Today: Dr. Clive Gray | UK Advisory Visits Grant Warsaw Study Visit Associate Professor in Cultural Pol- Programme icy at the Centre for Cultural Policy POLIN Museum of the History of Studies, Warwick University (UK) Jewish Museum Berlin | DE Polish Jews | PL Keynote lecture The Politicisation of Michal Friedlander as expert for the Hosting venue and main Museums: A Game of Two Halves advisory visit on Permanent Displays collaborative partner to the Jewish Museum of Stockholm Joanne Rosenthal | UK (SE) Emanuel Ringeblum Jewish Independent Curator Historical Institute | PL Moderation The Politicisation of Dr. Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek Curatorial tour, Museums: A Game of Two Halves Expert for the advisory visit on by Anna Dunczyk-Szulc, Collection Management to the Head of Art Department Prof. Gabor Balasz | HU Jewish Museum of Venice Professor of Jewish and Israeli Museum of Modern Art in Philosophy at the University of Jewish Museum Frankfurt | DE Warsaw | PL Jewish Studies (HU) Manfred Levy as expert for the Curatorial tour and talk, Round Table Conversations I – advisory visit on Museum Education by Marcel Andino Velez, The New Hungarian Jewish to the Quincentennial Foundation Deputy Director Museum and Archives Museum of Turkish Jews

Ruth Ellen Gruber | US Jewish Museum of Prague | CZ Annual Conference Round Table Conversations II – Zuzana Pavlovska as expert for the Museum & Heritage Projects on round table on Museum Education Hungarian Jewish Museum Hungarian Jewish History at the Jewish Cultural Quarter and Archives | HU Amsterdam Hosting venue and main Mirjam Wenzel | DE collaborative partner Round Table Conversations III – Jewish Museum London | UK Jewish Museums & the Politicisation Thamar Barnett as expert for the Hungarian National Museum | HU of Museums round table on Museum Education Museum education workshop and at the Jewish Cultural Quarter museum visit Amsterdam

Lutheran Museum | HU Curatorial tour by Botond Kertesz, Curator

Gólem Jewish Theater | HU Performance Final Cut

Andras Borgula | HU Director Gólem Jewish Theater Talk Introduction to Contemporary Jewish Life in Hungary

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Council of American Jewish Balkan Museum Network Museums In April, AEJM facilitated the The aims of AEJM and the CAJM are workshop Curatorial Practice – to inform their respective members Jewish Heritage: a Shared Heritage about recent developments at Jewish of the Balkans at Meet, See, Do in museums at their conferences. AEJM Thessaloniki, the annual conference Chair Emile Schrijver represented of the Balkan Museum Network. AEJM at the CAJM 2018 conference After an introduction to AEJM and Responsibility and Empowerment: A its network by Eva Koppen, Board Civic Role for Jewish Museums in Los Member Christina Meri looked into Angeles. At the AEJM Annual Con- Jewish heritage across the Balkans. ference in Budapest, the CAJM was During the workshop various exam- represented by Karen Franklin from ples of Jewish material culture from the Leo Baeck Institute to report on this region and their transnational recent CAJM activities and develop- character where shown. Participants ments in the field of Jewish muse- were also provided a set of practical ums in the US. online tools and website to facilitate identification of Jewish objects in non-Jewish museums. Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO)

AEJM has been a member of NEMO since 2016. Managing Director Eva Koppen joined NEMO’s learning group LEM – The Learning Museum – and attended its study visit to Dublin and Belfast.

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Newsletter information about new exhibitions, innovative projects, building renova- The AEJM Newsletter is a bulletin tions and other significant events. that contains announcements and reports on AEJM activities, and 22 news items were posted in 2018, relevant information on member in addition to a number of entries institutions, grant programmes to the Exhibition Calendar and the and publications. Four editions of Project Marketplaces for curators the newsletter were released in and educators, giving AEJM mem- 2018, distributed electronically to bers and others an opportunity to subscribers on the mailing list and quickly learn about current activities posted on the AEJM website. AEJM’s in Jewish museums across Europe. mailing policy meets the standards The news items delivered by mem- 400 of the new EU legislation under the bers also provide content for the Newsletter subscribers General Data Protection Regulation. newsletter. The Newsletter currently has over 350+ 400 subscribers, and the mailing list In addition to posting public news Followers on Facebook is also used to distribute seminar items, members can take part in the and conference announcements and two closed discussion forums. Open other important information. to both educators and curators, these forums were used actively throughout 2018. Members share relevant information with colleagues Website such as job openings and interest- ing articles, discuss issues like best The website has been consistently practices in education projects, used and updated throughout the and ask curatorial questions about year, both by the Communication recently acquired artefacts. The fo- Manager and by AEJM members. rums provide a space for discussion AEJM member institutions contribute and information before and after news and announcements directly AEJM’s seminars for museum profes- to the website, and have published sionals. ►

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Social Media

In 2018, AEJM reached out to over “Professionals are invited

350 followers on its public Facebook to share their campaigns, NEW MEMBERS account. This page is mostly used ideas and questions on our for publishing news items and an- closed Facebook group.” nouncements from the AEJM website and thus serves as a tool for reach- In 2018, AEJM ing a wider audience and increasing welcomed the Lost the visibility of the Association, as well as providing relevant news on Shtetl Museum in Jewish museums. Seduva, Lithuania as

The closed Facebook group AEJM Institutional Associate Communications and Marketing was Member. created to accommodate professionals working in the field of communications, marketing and PR in Jewish museums in Europe. Professionals are invited to share their campaigns, ideas and questions with international colleagues. The private group has 27 members.

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Board

Chairman Emile Schrijver Director of the Jewish Cultural Quarter Amsterdam | the Netherlands Staff

Treasurer Bernhard Purin Managing Director Director of the Jewish Museum Eva Koppen Munich | Germany Amsterdam | the Netherlands stepped down on 21 November Communication Manager

Mats Tangestuen Robbie Schweiger SUPPORTERS Academic Director of the Oslo Amsterdam | the Netherlands Jewish Museum | Norway was elected on 20 November Project Coordinator Annual Conference Supporters Secretary Nikki Boot Joanne Rosenthal Amsterdam | the Netherlands Chief Curator at the Jewish The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Museum London | England A-CEP Programme Director Europe supported the AEJM and the stepped down on 1 May Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek Advisory Visits Grant Programme. Vienna | Austria Board Members The German Federal Foreign Office Łucja Koch A-CEP Programme Assistant supported the AEJM Advanced Manager of the Education Michaela Feurstein-Prasser Curatorial Education Programmes Department at the POLIN Museum Vienna | Austria 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany and of the History of Polish Jews in Jerusalem, Israel. Warsaw | Poland

Christina Meri Curator of the Jewish Museum of Greece | Athens

Abigail Morris Director of the Jewish Museum London | UK was elected on 20 November

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Financial Audit

COMMITTEES Committee

The Financial Audit Committee (FAC) is responsible for auditing the Financial Report of the AEJM.

In 2018, the Financial Audit Committee consisted of:

Michal Vanek Slovak National Museum Branch Museum of Jewish Culture | SK

Janne Laursen Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen | DK stepped down on Nov 20, 2018 Colophon

Tomasz Kuncewicz Content Auschwitz Jewish Centre | PL Association of European was elected on Nov 20, 2018 Jewish Museums

Editing Kumar Jamdagni

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Excursion to the Subotica synagogue as part of the P.O. Box 16737 optional programme of the Annual Conference | photo 1001 RE Amsterdam by AEJM The Netherlands

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