The traveling exhibition has come to Aalborg
400 years of Danish-Jewish life
In 1622, the Danish king Christian IV formally invited Jews to settle in Denmark, and this has led to a commemoration in the form of a traveling exhibition that has traveled around Denmark since 4. Now it's Aalborg's turn!
The exhibition contains local elements that tell about Jewish life in Aalborg, which took place in particular in the 1800th century. In the exhibition you can meet two of the period's Jewish inhabitants of Aalborg: the alcohol manufacturer, Isidor Henius (1820-1901) and the editor of the Aalborg Stiftstidende, Bernhard Rée (1813 -1868).
The exhibition's theme harmonizes with Aalborg Stadsarkiv's focus over the past many years on immigration to Aalborg, and thus on the life of cultural and ethnic minority groups in the city and how identities meet and coexist.
The exhibition contains several interactive and playful elements that tell about immigration to Denmark, quizzes about where different Danes actually get their identity from, and ask the audience about which products and objects Denmark might not have seen at all, had it not been for Jewish immigration.
In addition to the more traditional 400-year timeline, the exhibition also draws a 400-year tolerance versus intolerance timeline, where the audience can read the highs and lows of tolerance towards Jews in Denmark. In four interviews with young Danish Jews, the exhibition also puts the question of anti-Semitism in today's Denmark up for open debate.
The exhibition is open from 19 February to 30 April 2024 and is a unique opportunity to delve into Danish-Jewish history at Aalborg City Archives.
Price: Free access
Opening hours: Monday - Wednesday: 10 - 16, Thursday 10 - 17 and Friday 10 - 15
Location: HistorieAalborg at Aalborg Stadsarkiv, Arkivstræde 1, Aalborg
Time: 19 February to 30 April 2024
The Danish Jewish Museum and the Jewish Society, in collaboration with the Jewish Information Center and Operate, have created a traveling exhibition that will move through Danish cities with local Jewish stories over the next two years.
→ Read more about the traveling exhibition here
If you are a teacher or know someone who is a teacher, the Jewish Information Center has prepared school material which is linked to 400 years of Jewish history in Denmark. You will find material about the first Jews, Jewish life today, Danish immigration history and escape.