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‘Until 120 years!’ — a traditional Jewish birthday wish — feels especially fitting this year, as our museum celebrates its 120th anniversary.
And while birthdays usually mean gifts for the one celebrating, we’re turning the tradition upside down. This time, you will be the ones receiving the presents — our visitors, friends, and all lovers of history and culture.
On this page, we’ll be sharing invitations, stories, and captivating moments from the museum’s past. We hope you’ll find plenty to enjoy in our anniversary programme.

Join us — let’s celebrate together!

The year‑long celebrations are held under the auspices of the Capital City of Prague and its Mayor, Bohuslav Svoboda. We sincerely thank them for their support.

March 5, 6 p.m., Kino Ponrepo, Bartolomějská 11, Prague 1
 
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish Museum in Prague, we invite you to the film series “Cinema Yiddishland,” which presents Yiddish culture as a living space and an inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration. The program connects pre-war films that evoke the long-vanished worlds of Eastern European Jewish communities with contemporary works for which Yiddish serves above all as a creative language.

March 25, 6 p.m., Maisel Synagogue, Maiselova 10, Prague 1

The Jewish presence in Izmir—one of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean, formerly known as Smyrna—dates back to antiquity. The local Jewish community experienced an unprecedented period of prosperity, particularly during the seventeenth century, when Izmir became a major cultural, religious, and commercial center for Sephardic Jews. During the same period, the city also attracted followers of Sabbatai Zevi, the controversial founder of the messianic movement.
 

March 26, 6 p.m., Instituto Cervantes, Auditorium, Na Rybníčku 6, Prague 2

Ladino—a form of fifteenth-century Castilian Spanish enriched with elements from Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and Turkish, as well as from Balkan and Romance languages—is the ancient language of Sephardic Jews. Despite a dramatic decline in the number of native speakers, its legacy remains alive. This is because Ladino is not just a language, but a powerful cultural code expressed through music, literature, clothing, culinary arts, life-cycle traditions, domestic culture, the organization of social life, and more.

April 19, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., all JMP venues and the Old New Synagogue, FREE ENTRY 

May 7, 20:30, Kino Ponrepo, Bartolomějská 11, Prague 1

Adapted from a book of children’s stories by Yiddish author Chaver Paver, Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup (2021) follows the (mis)adventures of a clever mutt named Labzik and the working-class Jewish family that adopts him. Balancing playful humor with gritty realism, the stories find Labzik and the other residents of the Bronx up against social and political forces that are no less relevant today: unemployment, political protest, racism, police brutality, even an airborne disease.

May 21, 20:30, Kino Ponrepo, Bartolomějská 11, Prague 1

Yiddishland Cinema: A Program of Three Short Films
This program of three short films presents Yiddish culture across diverse cinematic genres – ranging from animation and surrealist essay to poetic documentary. Though distinct in style, the films are unified by a search for Jewish roots. This selection offers a view of Yiddish not as a closed chapter of history, but as a living medium for dialogue between generations and the cultures of the diaspora.