Conference organized by the Institut Universitaire Elie Wiesel, as part of the Lundis de Wiesel series

Monday, December 15, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

On Zoom & Available for Replay

As Chanukah approaches, immerse yourself in a journey to the heart of Jewish music that celebrates this festival of lights and miracles.
From Sephardic to Ashkenazi music, including Eastern and contemporary traditions, Hervé Roten reveals how these songs express resistance, identity, and joy, and tell the history and creativity of Jewish communities across time and space.
A sound and emotional experience where history, spirituality, and music come together.

A musical event to celebrate Hanukkah with meaning and emotion.

Hervé Roten
Ethnomusicologist and specialist in Jewish music, Hervé Roten is director of the European Institute of Jewish Music. For nearly thirty years, he has been exploring the diversity of Jewish musical traditions, between scholarly transmission and popular culture, bringing to life the living memory of communities around the world.