The Mittweida kibbutz

Art Installation for Sukkot

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences has a special history: Jews were still able to study there up to 1938 during the National Socialist era. This is an occassion  for Jewish artists, musicians, writers and intellectuals of the »third generation« to meet here and discuss their own views and the prospects of respectful coexistence in a soci- ety that is becoming ever more divided. The »third generation« will visit the city for the pilgrimage festival of Sukkot and establish a temporary kibbutz. An artistically designed »sukkah« (a hut covered with branches) will be set up at the market and a rich cultural programme will be developed in collaboration with local people.

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.