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The Life of a Jewish Musician

Arno Beyer has written down the life of Prof. Andor Izsák, Head of the European Centre for Jewish Music. The biography titled "Andor der Spielmann – Ein jüdisches Musikerleben" can be ordered in every book store.

Villa Seligmann opened

On 17 January 2012, the opening ceremony of Villa Seligmann took place in the presence of Federal President Christian Wulff and numerous representatives of public life. The house which hosts the European Centre for Jewish Music (EZJM) will be a venue for the documentation and research on Jewish music as well as for its presentation in public concerts and exhibitions. More reports and documentaries on the opening ceremony of Villa Seligmann are to be found on the internet. The first public concert series in the house was booked out and attended by an interested audience; the next concert dates are already fixed. Welcome to Villa Seligmann!

TV Documentary (in German only)

"Auf das Leben! – jüdisch in Deutschland"
A Film by Gesine Enwaldt on Jewish Life in Hanover

To be released
on 16 June 2012 at 5.55 p.m. on ARD
(60 minutes) and
on 30 June 2012 at 9.45 p.m. on 3sat
(90 minutes)

Calendar of events

Villa Seligmann
Hohenzollernstraße 39, 30161 Hannover

Saturday, 19 May 2012, 12.30 a.m.
NDR Musiktag
Jewish choral music and reading

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 7.30 p.m.
Synagoga & opera
Musical Lecture
further information ...