For the eleventh year, the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) will be holding its European Day of Jewish Culture, celebrating the rich Jewish culture that has renewed itself in Europe in the decades since the Holocaust. This year's event will be held on Sunday, September 6. Begun in 1996, the event spans 26 countries, with exhibitions, concerts, panel discussions, lectures and excursions in Jewish neighborhoods, institutions, and synagogues.

Each year, a different theme for the event is selected, and this year's theme will feature “Art and Judaism.” Events will include discussions and exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, literature, music, films and theater with Jewish themes. Artists will greet visitors at dozens of venues in over two dozen countries. Art of different periods - ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary – will be explored, spanning both religious and secular applications.

Organizers hope that the hundreds of activities that will take place will give visitors an extraordinary opportunity to discover the artistic wealth of the Jewish community's culture and heritage. Last year, over 200,000 people attended the events, which surrounded the theme of Jewish festivals and traditions.

Events will be held in Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.