The Museum of Jewish Art and History in Paris is the largest of its kind in France. It is located in the 17th-century Hotel de Saint-Aignan building in the Marais district. There are exhibitions devoted to the history of the Jewish community in Europe and North Africa. The exhibitions include liturgical items, costumes, antique prints, as well as paintings by Modigliani and Marc Chagall.
The museum shows the history of European Jews and those who lived in northern Africa from the Middle Ages to World War II. Individual exhibitions lead through the history of French Jews, two diasporas, Sephardic and Ashkenazi, and where they meet. They also show the Holocaust from the perspective of the Judaic community in Paris. In addition to cross-sectional exhibitions, the museum offers collections of items related to the Hanukkah festival and the largest collection of tufts in Europe, i.e. tents and temporary houses where Jews spend the Sukkot festival.
A separate place is occupied by the subject of Jewish contribution to French culture. It was shown through various manifestations of activity at the exhibition about presence in social life. Monographic exhibitions are associated with the figures of the famous painters Marc Chagall and Modigliani.
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