Free course for teachers

Come and meet the Danish Jewish Museum for an inspiration day from the school service!

On Wednesday 2 October 2024 from 14.30-17.00 we are holding an inspiration day for teachers in primary schools and teacher training courses. 

The course is held in collaboration with the School Service Knowledge Center for external learning environments.

We look forward to an inspiring day with the opportunity to dive into the museum's rich universe and learn how we can integrate it into teaching!

It is free to participate in the course, and you register by 28 September at the latest sbk@skoletjenesten.dk

→ You can read today's program here

The Hunt for the Golem

Look forward to a magical autumn evening on Friday 11 October 2024 with a treasure hunt, film screening and lecture!

The charming creepiness makes a comeback at the museum. Our Golem figures, which the children have built for the Little Culture Night, have come to life and escaped. Help us track them down in the museum's nooks and crannies.

We screen the film "Der Golem" and explore Jewish mysticism. Early in the evening we will hold a talk about Golem's journey from silent film to Marvel.

Don't miss an evening full of history and mystery for both children and adults.

We look forward to seeing you at the Culture Night!

You can buy your culture pass for Culture Night from 1 September

→ Buy your culture pass here

→ See the full program for Culture Night here

New podcast! Out of reach of the Nazis

In three sections, historian and author Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard tells the full story of what happened before, during and after the war for the Jews in Bulgaria - and in the occupied territories.

In 1943, the Jews in Bulgaria were on the verge of deportation and extermination, but the disaster was prevented - and Bulgaria thus became the only country in Europe where no Jews died in the Holocaust. The story of the Bulgarian miracle is relatively unknown - but the miracle is also muddy, because in the areas occupied by the Bulgarians, virtually all Jews were killed. 

The podcast has been created in collaboration between the Danish Jewish Museum, the Bulgarian Embassy in Copenhagen and Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard.

→ You will find all the episodes here. 

→ Read more about the podcast here.

Auschwitz Day 2024

On January 27, the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held. In Denmark, the day has been named Auschwitz Day, where we remember victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.

This year, testimony and teaching were central themes for this year's celebration. The last witnesses to history disappear just as quietly these years, and although many still make a huge effort to tell their story to, for example, school children, it is important to secure these testimonies for the future as well. The Holocaust has just been made an integral part of history education at school, just as the government launched an action plan against anti-Semitism in 2022.

Remembrance is our shared responsibility and memorial days such as Auschwitz Day help, together with education and information, to focus on both the victims and the history.

In addition to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, there were speeches by the chairman of the Jewish Community in Denmark, Henri Goldstein, the Israeli and Croatian ambassadors, Holocaust researcher Deborah Dwork and Danish testimonies, in addition to music by Poul Rosenbaum and candle lighting.

You can watch or watch the event again in the video on the right.

→ Read much more about Auschwitz Day here