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“The Golden Pomegranate” brings all that history to life through the eyes of a young Yemenite girl, Mazal, all of 14 years old, who is married off and sent from Sana’a, Yemen, to fulfill the yearning of generations of Yemenites: “Next year in Jerusalem”. If you are Israeli, as I am, you might also be pleased that in the darkened movie house, nobody could see your tears of emotion, or perhaps hear your muffled sobs as the movie draws to a dramatic close.
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The Israel Chamber Orchestra certainly did not disappoint the audience at the second concert of the new season at the Recanati Auditorium of the Tel Aviv Art Museum. Only two performances of this concert, on the 18th and 19th of December 2012. The concert was a special salute to Rudolph Barashi, who began as the orchestra’s Musical Director in 1981. Walter Barashi, the maestro’s son, was instrumental in ensuring the success of the concert, and special tribute was paid to him for his ongoing support of the orchestra.
Star of the evening was the appearance of Azerbaijan-born Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violinist, conductor, chamber musician and director of music festivals. Trained in the United States, Sitkovetsky’s family music tradition comes through clearly. His Tel Aviv appearance as both conductor and violinist thrilled the audience. Similarly, his duo with Elizabeth Basoff-Darskaia playing Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins (the “Bach Double”) allowed both stars to shine while enabling the audience to enjoy the styles of the two excellent but rather different musicians.
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Photo caption: Tourism Ministry's pre-Christmas reception for Church leadersTourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov today (17.12.12) hosted a pre-Christmas reception for the leaders of the Christian communities and churches in Israel at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem. During the festive event, the minister gave his greetings for Christmas to the Christian communities in Israel and called on the faithful around the world to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land: “The Christian community, in all its denominations and with its hundreds of millions of faithful around the world, represents one of the main anchors for incoming tourism to Israel. Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, with Jerusalem at its center, serves as a bridge for peace and cooperation between faiths and peoples.
” According to Tourism Ministry estimates, about 75,000 tourists will visit Israel during the Christmas period, of whom about 25,000 are Christian pilgrims. The ministry will operate a free, continuous 24 hour shuttle bus service between Jerusalem and Bethlehem from noon on Christmas Eve through to noon on Christmas Day and representatives from the ministry will welcome the visitors and pilgrims with sweets and cards.
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This morning (19 December), the Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov participated in the 4th Tourism Conference to take place in the University of Haifa. The minister, who has just returned from a visit to Moscow designed to increase incoming tourism from Russia and Ukraine, noted that: “Strengthening Israel’s image overseas will bring many more tourists and inject income into the economy. The tourism industry is a national resource that contributes significantly to the Israeli economy both in terms of employment and revenue. We will continue to increase our activities marketing Israel around the world, as we prepare for 5 million tourists by the year 2015.”
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CHRISTMAS EVENTS 2012 ESTIMATE: ABOUT 75,000 TOURISTS WILL VISIT ISRAEL FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD, OF WHOM 25,000 WILL BE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS
TOURISM MINISTER STAS MISEZHNIKOV WILL WELCOME THE LEADERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL IN A TRADITIONAL PRE-CHRISTMAS RECEPTION, 17.12.12
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov: “About 60% of all visitors to Israel are Christian. The Christian community is a central anchor in marketing incoming tourism to Israel. Throughout the year, the Tourism Ministry works with the communities in Israel and overseas to increase cooperation with opinion-formers, community leaders and the faithful in order to promote and develop pilgrimage to the Holy Land”.
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov will host the traditional pre-Christmas reception for leaders of the Christian communities and churches in Israel at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem on Monday, 17 December at 11:00. The minister will send season’s greetings for Christmas to the Christian communities and the Christian leaders present will call on the faithful around the world to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Also participating in the reception alongside the Christian leaders will be the Director-General of the Tourism Ministry Noaz Bar-Nir, senior representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Interior who work in cooperation with the Tourism Ministry throughout the year to promote tourism on the Jerusalem-Bethlehem-Jericho track.
According to Tourism Ministry estimates, about 75,000 tourists will visit Israel during the Christmas period. Of these about 25,000 will be Christian pilgrims. During the holiday, the Ministry of Tourism will offer free transportation, helping pilgrims travelling between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Buses will leave every 15-20 minutes from Mar Elias Monastery to the Church of the Nativity, and back again and will operate non-stop from 24 December at 12:00 through 25 December at 12:00. Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism will welcome tourists and pilgrims at Rachel’s Crossing with sweets and cards in the spirit of the holiday.
The Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov will also host a reception for Church leaders and representatives in Nazareth, with the participation of the Director-General of the Tourism Ministry Noaz Bar-Nir and the Mayor of Nazareth Ramiz Jaraisy. The reception will take place at the Gardenia Hotel Nazareth on 19.12.12 at 18:00.
