The EIJM

I24 News – TV report on the release of the CD “Jacques Offenbach and friends”

TV PROGRAM broadcast on I24 News, November 26, 2019, featuring the portrait of Jacques Offenbach, on the occasion of the release of the CD Jacques Offenbach et ses proches - De la synagogue à l'opéra, published by Éditions de l'IEMJ and performed by the ensembles La Truite Lyrique & Les Polyphonies Hébraïques, under the direction of Hector Sabo …

Alliance Israélite Universelle

The Alliance Israelite Universelle was founded in Paris in 1860. Dedicated to the defence of the Jews and the promotion of human rights, it has, over the years, changed into …

Practical Information

Practical information: Operating hours: The European Institute of Jewish Music is open from Monday to Thursday, from 10 am to 1 pm, and from 2 to 5 pm with prior …

Three CD’s published by the EIJM, spotlighted by TRAD’MAG, THE reference magazine about traditional and world music

CD Balkanes Sefarades - Double CD Shalom Berlinski, the voice of fervor - Box Set 6 CD Jewish Music in Paris in the Aftermath of WWII rewarded with a "BRAVO" in TRAD'MAG march-april 2017. …

A day at the EIJM

From collecting to valorization, the preservation of the musical archives… …

Rothschild Foundation – Alain de Rothschild Institute

The Rothschild Foundation ­ Alain de Rothschild Institute concentrates on studying the possibilities for, and taking actions towards improving life conditions and material resources especially in the field of housing …

The Henriette Halphen Foundation

Created under the auspices of the French Judaism Foundation, the Henriette Halphen­-Schumann Foundation contributes to the preservation and diffusion of Jewish music, and to the organisation of musical events in the memory of Henriette Halphen-­Schumann (1911-­2002). …

Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah

The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah develops research on issues concerning antisemitic persecutions and the Holocaust, and supports research projects taken by French and foreign scholars. The Foundation …

French Judaism Foundation

Established in 1974 and officially recognized for its public utility in 1978, the French Judaism Foundation has maintained the following objectives since its existence: Developing and raising awareness about Jewish …

Support committee

Simha AROM, ethnomusicologist and former director of the CNRS Nicolas BACRI, composer Josy EISENBERG, rabbi and the director of “Source de Vie”, France 2 (z’l’) Graciane FINZI, composer Serge KAUFMANN, …

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