Shabbat, Schnitzel, Shared rooms: Life in the Jewish Retirement home “La Charmille” in Riehen
MUKS Museum Kultur & Spiel Riehen
Ongoing Event
© verein juedisches heim la charmille
Thu., 22 May until Mon., 02 March
The Jewish retirement home “ La Charmille” was more than a retirement home—it was a place of refuge, a shared community, and a center of Jewish culture. The home found a new home in Riehen shortly after World War II and was one of the few institutions for people of Jewish faith in Europe.
The exhibition at the MUKS and the publication of the same name illuminate a fascinating microcosm of global events and tell of the tragedy of life, everyday life in a retirement home, and the resilience of the people at “La Charmille.”These insights into a piece of Swiss and Riehen history are based on conversations with contemporary witnesses and archival research conducted as part of the research seminar at the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Basel.
Where
MUKS Museum Kultur & Spiel Riehen
Baselstrasse 34
4125 Riehen
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