BLACK JEWS, WHITE JEWS?
What skin colours do Jewish people have – and what colours are attributed to them, and how do they perceive themselves?
The exhibition ‘Black Jews, White Jews?’ explores these questions and presents historical and contemporary examples of how Jews are perceived by others and how they perceive themselves. It examines the topic of Jewish identity in the context of the tension between self-definition, anti-Semitism and racism.
The various answers reinforce the topicality and urgency of this exhibition.
Jüdisches Museum Wien
The Jewish Museum Vienna sees itself as a place of urban diversity. With its exhibitions, its event and educational programs at both museum locations, but also with its digital offerings, it conveys the breadth of Jewish life and Jewish cultures in the past and present. It shows the history of the relationship between the Jewish and non-Jewish population and addresses aspects such as identity, inclusion and exclusion from a Jewish perspective.
It is an open place that conveys and lives democracy and diversity, an inclusive museum that offers opportunities for participation and inclusion, tries out new formats and works to be barrier-free in every respect.
Black Jews, white Jews?
22 Oct 2025 - 26 Apr 2026
Jüdisches Museum Wien
Dorotheergasse 11, 1010 Wien, Österreich
