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Dove Allouche. AgBr

until May 14th, 2023

Winner of the 2020 Maratier Prize awarded by the Pro mahJ foundation, the visual artist Dove Allouche was invited to take a creative look at the mahJ collections, to produce an original work.

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Issachar Ber Ryback

Until 28 January 2024

Thanks to an exceptional loan from the Bat Yam Museum (Israel), the mahJ is presenting, as part of its collections, a group of early works by Issachar Ber Ryback (Elisavetgrad, 1897 - Paris, 1935), a key artist in the renaissance of Jewish art in Russia.

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Esther Carp

Until 10 December 2023

In the words of critic Chil Aronson, Esther Carp (1897-1970) is "one of the most gifted women painters of the École de Paris". On the occasion of the recent donation of five works and a set of archives, the mahJ invites you to rediscover the artist through a presentation combining its own collections and external loans.

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The École de Paris in mahJ's collection The donations of Claire Maratier and Lydie Lachenal

daily, starting from Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 10:00, until Sunday, February 13, 2022 - 23:59

The mahJ presents a hanging of works from its collections donated by two great collectors, daughters of the painters of the École de Paris, Michel Kikoïne and Léon Weissberg.

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From workshop to museum: ORT and the transmission of Jewish culture

Until 2nd July 2022

Founded in Russia in 1880 to extricate Jews from misery through the promotion of handicrafts and agriculture, ORT (Organisation Reconstruction Travail) is today an international education and training network established in over forty countries. 2021 marks the centenary of its presence in France.

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In search of the Hassoun family of Constantine

daily, starting from Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 11:00, until Sunday, March 28, 2021 - 23:59

After an extensive investigation, the mahJ’s curators have unveiled part of the mystery shrouding three portraits of the Hassoun family of Constantine. Their research succeeded in localising the family, discovering the cultural identities indicated by the garments worn and establishing the singular path that took them to France. 

In addition to these discoveries, this presentation is an opportunity to more fully understand the work of the museum’s curators and their interest in each work’s hidden facets...

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Rosine Cahen. Drawings from the Great War

From October 17th 2019 to February 23th 2020

Rosine Cahen (1857-1933) was born in Delme, a small town in Lorraine that had been home to a Jewish community since the end of the 17th century. She arrived in Paris in 1871, when her family opted for French nationality, as did 25% of the Jews in the territories annexed at the time by Germany.