JKFest shows the city's diversity
Chairman Yngve Brox has followed the Jewish Cultural Festival for a number of years. For him, the festival is both a personal experience and an important resource for all of Trondheim – a reminder that culture creates community, breaks down prejudices and makes the city richer.
photo and text: Martin Farstad Borg
Volunteering and community
Brox emphasizes that the festival is the result of the efforts of many people. He highlights the volunteers and everyone who stands in various roles to make the festival flourish year after year. He believes this is one of the most important reasons why the festival has survived and grown for 15 years.
A diversity of expressions
"For me personally, this festival means an incredible amount, because it is a festival that showcases the diversity of Jewish culture in an incredibly good way. Even though the minority in Trondheim is very small, they manage to create a festival with music, literature, debates and theater."
A rich cultural heritage
"When you think of Jewish culture, you often think of the difficult and painful things that have happened. But the festival shows that in the midst of all that, there is music, theater and literature. That alone is important – to showcase a rich culture that breaks down prejudice and creates unity."
Trondheim is getting richer
"Trondheim is a city with over 200,000 inhabitants. We have people of all kinds of nationalities, religions and cultures. The fact that we show this to each other makes the city richer – and better for everyone."
What is at stake?
"Without culture, we have nothing to fight for. Culture gives our lives content – no matter what form you like. If we lose this, Trondheim will become a much poorer city."
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