Ma'agal: Jewish Time, European Space
Ma’agal (מַעֲגָל - circle) is a pan-European Jewish calendar that is art, history, and a manifesto all rolled up into one!
Ma’agal (מַעֲגָל), meaning circle, a pan-european Jewish calendar that is art, history, and a manifesto all rolled up into one. It features holidays and cultural events, while highlighting some of the European Jews whose actions created ripples that are still being felt today.
The next time you’re wondering when to celebrate the birth of Rosa Luxemburg (12 Adar 5783) or plan for Pesach (5 April 2023), the answers will be at your fingertips. We hope this will inspire you and renew the legacy of our ancestors and demonstrate the significance of Jews to European culture and society.
Ma’agal calendar is a joint project of Oy Vey, Ze Kollel, and JCC Prague.
It is made possible through the generosity of Paideia, the European Institute of Jewish Studies in Stockholm.
UPDATE: Acknowledgments to the US-Based Radical Jewish Calendar
Meet the Artists
Artist: Ali Shrago-Spechler
Ali Shrago-Spechler is an interdisciplinary artist whose installations, paintings and performances examine the malleability of history and imagined community.
Artist: Stuart Acker Holt
Stuart Acker Holt is a British born film-maker and journalist based in Amsterdam.
Artist: Joel Itman
"When I create art one of my goals is to entertain the public, giving a sense of happiness and leaving them with a smile. Humor and irony are also an important element in my life…
Artist: Jérôme Avraham Benarroch
Jérôme Avraham Benarroch is photographer and a scholar who lectures at Paris-Cité University.
Artist: Judy Kaufman
“I think the time you spend drawing is proportional to the quality of your artwork, and the time you spend traveling is proportional to the quantity of inspiration…”
Artist: Andrea Ausztrics
Andrea Ausztrics is a creative producer and curator with a background in Culture Anthropology and Art
Artist: Niv Cohen
Niv Cohen's art deals with critical questions around Judaism, minority groups in society and in/exclusion of the other.
Artist: Jacqueline Nicholls
Jacqueline Nicholls is a London based visual artist, visual poet and educator whose art practice engages with traditional Jewish texts using a variety of media.
Artist: Naomi Henkel-Guembel
Naomi Henkel-Guembel is a trained therapist, an aspiring rabbi, co-initiated the Festival of Resilience, which is held jointly with other survivors of and those affected by…
Artist: Gabriella Boros
Gabriella Boros uses woodblock prints, watercolors, and photography to create art that draws from Judaic commentary and the intersection of plants and humans.
Artist: Sandra Yerushalmi
Sandra Yerushalmi is a French artist and educator passionate about Jewish identity who likes to bring cultures together.
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"Time is an image of eternity, but it is also a substitute for eternity. The miser whose treasure has been taken from him. It is some of the frozen past which he has lost. Past and future, man’s only riches."
Simone Weil
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