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Israel's gold medalist in the Paralympics, Noam Gershoni, and the IDF Search and Rescue division received honors from Taglit Birthright Israel for their representation and contribution to strengthening Israel's public standing. "Everything is in your hands": Last night, Tuesday 18.12, Taglit Birthright Israel honored organizations and individuals who proudly represented the State of Israel in the Diaspora and helped strengthen Israel's public standing in the world.
Photo credit- Binyamin Shilo
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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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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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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.
