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For one week, the Jewish Quarter of Debrecen will come to life again, where between 6-11 May 2025, visitors will be able to get to know the Jewish people and their traditions. The programme of the Debrecen Jewish Cultural Days and Street Festival will include concerts, exhibitions, guided tours, children’s programmes and book presentations, as well as kosher cuisine.
Programmes:
6 May
5:00 p.m. “Common Silence” – Exhibition of György Király, painter
6:00 p.m. “Jewish Wedding” with the Agyagbanda band
7 May
4:00 p.m. “Beyond Forty, Travel Experiences, Travel Adventures in Forty Countries”, Book launch by writer Zsuzsa Lackzó
6:00 p.m. “Back to Man” – Actress Vivien Edelényi’s Magda Szabó evening
8 May
11:00 a.m. “Tradition, Heritage, Faith” – Opening Ceremony of the XXVI International Conference
12:00 p.m. Exhibition Opening – The Fate of Jewish Women Deported to Stadtallendorf
2:00 p.m. Conference
7:00 p.m. “Šnirele Perele” – Concert by Armenian Singer Karin Sarkisjan
9 May
5:00 p.m. Lecture, Freedom is Not a Goal, but a Meansby Géza Röhrig
10 May
2:00 p.m. Conference
9:00 p.m. Anima Sound System
11 May
10:00 a.m. Debrecen Dixieland Jazz Band
11:00 a.m. Péter Gerendás
12:00 p.m. Cooking experience with executive chef Szabolcs Balogh (Almavirág Restaurant)
1:30 p.m. Book presentation of Géza Röhrig’s poetry collection
2:00 p.m. Lóri Heit and his band
4:00 p.m. Anna and the Barbies duo
5:30 p.m. Zoltán Tordai and his band
Accompanying events:
10:30 a.m. Faith: a taste of the Torah at Kis Imaház (SmallPrayer House)
12:30 p.m. What you want to know about kosher at “Vágoda”
2:00 p.m. Ask the rabbi!
3:00 p.m. Purity – thoughts on the exhibition of György Király at the Synagogue’s Gallery
3:30 p.m. The world of the ritual bath at the Mikve
Exhibitions:
György Király: Common silence at the Synagogue’s Gallery
The fate of Jewish women deported to Stadtallendorf at the Mikve
Children’s corner:
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.House of Creation with the Nature Museum and the Nature Conservation and Cultural Association for the Great Forest
11:30 a.m. Children’s performance about Matyi Kökény by Judit Új
2:00 p.m. Experience cooking for children with executive chef Szabolcs Balogh (Almavirág Restaurant)
4:00 p.m. Children’s performance titled “The boots of the little mouse” by Judit Új
Public information about the events
- From the morning of May 8, 2025, the parking lot at the corner of Bajcsy Zsilinszky – Pásti Streets will be closed May 11, 24:00 until 10:00 a.m. .
- From 20:00 on May 9, 2025 until 24:00 on May 11, 2025, it is prohibited to enter Pásti Street from the direction of Hatvan Street.
- More information on the closures can be found here: https://fonixinfo.hu/…/debreceni-zsido-kulturalis-napok/
Date: 6-11 May
Location: Pásti Street
Source: visitdebrecen.com |Photo: Facebook – Papp László