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Der Veg Abhaile / The Way Home
Jewish Arts and Culture Ireland (JACI) present Der Veg Abhaile – The Way Home, a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the rich tapestry of the Irish-Jewish immigrant experience through the generations.
Jewish Arts and Culture Ireland (JACI) present Der Veg Abhaile – The Way Home, a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the rich tapestry of the Irish-Jewish immigrant experience through the generations.

The Irish Jewish Experience
The exhibition presents a collection of works by writers, filmmakers, visual artists, crafters and community narrators, each contributing unique perspectives on themes of migration, belonging, and the transformation of cultural norms over time.
The exhibition presents a collection of works by writers, filmmakers, visual artists, crafters and community narrators, each contributing unique perspectives on themes of migration, belonging, and the transformation of cultural norms over time.

The Cartography of a Motherland was specially commissioned by JACI for the exhibition The Way Home, an Irish Jewish journey - currently at the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The story was inspired by my great grandmother. Rachel Citron, nèe Stein, who came to Dublin in the early 1900’s, as a young teenager. However, in some respects Rachel never left her home town of Zagare, Lithuania, refusing to adapt to life in Ireland, keeping to her mother tongue and inhabiting the past.
The story is a reflection on being and belonging, finding the boundaries of the self: how we are our own country
The story was inspired by my great grandmother. Rachel Citron, nèe Stein, who came to Dublin in the early 1900’s, as a young teenager. However, in some respects Rachel never left her home town of Zagare, Lithuania, refusing to adapt to life in Ireland, keeping to her mother tongue and inhabiting the past.
The story is a reflection on being and belonging, finding the boundaries of the self: how we are our own country

Simon Lewis, poet.
Simon Lewis, poet is the winner of the Hennessy Author of two poetry collections Jewtown & Ah, Men!

Selected Irish-Jewish artists, from writers and film-makers to visual artists and crafters, have created commissioned pieces which individually tell their stories and collectively explore the meaning of their intergenerational immigrant identities.

Lenny Abrahamson
Film director
Best known for directing independent films Adam & Paul, Garage, What Richard Did, Frank, and Room, the exhibition offers his first film an oral history and incredible story of Mendel Waltman, his grandfather.
Film director
Best known for directing independent films Adam & Paul, Garage, What Richard Did, Frank, and Room, the exhibition offers his first film an oral history and incredible story of Mendel Waltman, his grandfather.

Der Veg Abhaile – The Way Home is produced by JACI, an organisation established in 2022 to promote Irish-Jewish arts, heritage, and culture while fostering collaboration with other minority and ethnic groups., oral histories and the exhibition film Der Veg Abhaile, the Jewish immigrant journey is illuminated: from leaving Lithuania and the surrounding countries to carving out homes, communities and identity in Ireland.

This exhibition was made possible with the support of Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Ireland in Vilnius. Der Veg Abhaile – The Way Home runs at the Samuel Bak Museum of the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History from 13th December 2024 to 20th March 2025.


The Way Home, directed by Hannah Bloom. At the heart of the exhibition is Der Veg Abhaile (the film), a compelling documentary by emerging talent Hannah Bloom about art making, the legacy of the migrant experience, and finding home. Featuring the reflections of a collection of Irish Jewish artists including the renowned film director Lenny Abrahamson and with music score by Stephen Rennicks, the film reflects on the ways their unique identity has seeped into their art, whether unraveling the threads of family mysteries, growing up amongst comical characters, or the experience of being forever a wanderer.

“Diaspora” - A large scale installation comprising individual handmade etchings which explores patterns of migration, settlement and dispersion of diaspora communities inspired by the Adelaide Road Synagogue - from Ria Czerniak-LeBov. The “Diaspora” installation lit up the opening night of the exhibition. @riaczerniak

Ruti Lachs musician, writer and performer.
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