*Queer Shabbaton Amsterdam 2006*

international | rights, freedoms and repression | other press Monday March 20, 2006 22:50 by pat c

Heres an LGBT event being held in Amsterdam that LGBT Irish Jews might enoy. The novel thing about it is that its being organised by a Jewish Congregation and its taking place in a Synagogue!

Full details at the link.

pat

*Queer Shabbaton Amsterdam 2006*

4-6 August, 2006

In the summer of 2005 Congregation Beith Ha Chidush in Amsterdam
organised its first Queer Shabbaton in Europe's hottest capital.
*LGBTQ Jews* from all over the world came together to focus on arts,
performance and politics. By means of workshops and discussions led
by international authorities in various fields, participants
celebrated the rich and diverse traditions in which their diverse
identities are rooted. The Queer Shabbaton Amsterdam also turned out
a great way to meet nice Jewish grrrlz and boyz from all over Europe,
Israel and the world. Entertainment and delicious *shabbat dinners*
played a central role during this weekend!

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This shabbaton will take place from Friday the 4th till Sunday the
6th of August 2006. Amsterdam Gay Pride will take place on Saturday
and the shabbaton will offer a great framework to watch or even
participate in this event. The *Queer Shabbaton* will be held in one
of Amsterdam's oldest synagogues, the Uilenburg Synagogue.
Hospitality housing for the shabbaton will be arranged.

*Within a month time, we will know more about the programm, the
speakers and the costs.*