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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz – #RememberThis

Jan 31, 2025 | JMW News

The Claims Conference gives voice to the living witnesses of horror on the occasion of January 27, 2025. In a global social media campaign, more than 80 survivors of Auschwitz share a personal memory of the death camp during the 14 days leading up to International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The campaign includes survivors living in […] | more

Expo Window: October 7, 2023

Jan 3, 2025 | JMW News

Directly after the brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, by the terrorist organization Hamas, the Ukrainian-Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi set out to portray the terrible events in pictures. | more

Expo Window: There be Dragons

Jan 3, 2025 | JMW News

Photographic work: Lisl PongerText: Daniela Pscheiden Unexplored areas on medieval maps were shown to be populated with dragons, leviathans, and sea monsters. European voyages of discovery soon changed this perception. In this installation, Europe is represented by the seafarer Christopher Columbus (c. 1451–1506) and a Frontex official peering out to sea. The former set out […] | more

Goodbye and Hello! Reflections and Prospects: Year-End Review

Dec 18, 2024 | JMW News

Year-end transitions offer a chance to reflect – celebrating successes and learning from challenges.2024: A Year of Social Engagement and RefelctionThis year, the Jewish Museum Vienna embraced social engagement as part of the exhibition “Who Cares? Jewish Responses to Suffering”. Beyond participating in numerous social projects, the museum initiated its own, such as fundraising campaigns, […] | more

The Third Generation in dialogue: Robert Rotifer

Oct 31, 2024 | JMW News

Accompanying and complementing our current exhibition The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory, we conducted interviews with relatives of the Third (and sometimes also the Fourth) Generation and asked them about their quite personal dealing with the story of their grandparents, as well as about the perception of their generation. You can read these […] | more