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The city of Maghar hosted a unique interfaith Iftaar dinner on Monday, March 27th at the Eshkol Pais center. Iftaar is the traditional meal eaten to break the fast each evening during Ramadan, celebrated by nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world. As a festive gathering, iftaar also presents a great opportunity for cultural exchanges. Maghar, in northern Israel, recently hosted a special Iftaar, with students from the Center for Outstanding Students, the mayor of the city, and the ambassador and deputy ambassador of Malta.
The evening opened with a bilingual welcome from the head of the program, Hiam Asakly, followed by the Mayor of Maghar, Mr. Fareed Ganem, who praised the work of the students, and expressed the importance of intercultural exchange in Maghar, which is home to three religions. Then the students began their presentations–spanning the history of village and the origins of its name (possibly from the many caves in the region), to favorite cuisine and holidays, an explanation about the benefits of fasting during Ramadan, and even a trivia competition and explanation of the local dialect spoken in Maghar.
Among the highlights, the guests learned that Maghar recently gained its status as a city in 2021, and that it was home to Christian, Druze and Muslim houses of worship. A story about the early years of the founding of Israel also highlighted the long-standing commitment of the diverse populations in the city to coexistence.
Following the student presentations, the Ambassador of Malta, H.E. Mrs. Attard-Pirotta, spoke. The ambassador mentioned the important Arabic influence on Maltese culture and the Maltese language. Ambassador Attard-Pirotta also expressed her admiration for the work of the students to focus on communication in foreign languages, and particularly, the commitment to intercultural harmony at such a critical time in history.
Following the speeches, Muhammad Shini, a local principal and son of the imam of Maghar, recited Quran. Soon it was time for the adhan–the call to prayer, marking the end of the fast, and everyone sat down to dinner. The students also received gift bags from the embassy of Malta, and left looking forward to getting to visit Malta in the future.
:Steven Aiello
Founder--DebateforPeace
Photo Credit: Hiam Asakly
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MUZA - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, announced the opening of the Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design 2023 - opening to the public on 31.3.2023
Ami Katz, the Director general of the Museum, called the Biennale a great cultural event in Israel showing about 250 works by Israeli artists and numerous works by artists and designers from abroad. The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design, wishes to present a current status of the field of contemporary craft and design in Israel. The theme chosen for the second biennale is " What Is the Measure of Man?" and presents the authors' creative vision for the various circles that surround us and our power to influence the future of the place where we live.
This year, for the first time in the spirit of the Biennale's worldwide theme, alongside the works of about 250 top-class Israeli artists have also works of art and design by international artists whose works respond to ancient cultures and traditions.
The Biennale, which spans most of the museum's exhibition spaces, combines contemporary "craft" works with archaeological and ethnographic treasures from the museum's collection. Outdoor works of an installation, sculptural or architectural nature will be displayed in the open spaces.
The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design is a natural extension of the ongoing focus of MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, on local material culture. The Biennale presents an up-to-date picture of contemporary crafts and design in Israel, including ceramics, glass, jewelry making, textile and paper -in combination with one another. In addition to forging connections between these different fields, it engages with MUZA's historical pavilions and archaeological and ethnographic treasures. The museum's outdoor spaces will feature outdoor works including installations, sculptures, and architectural structures.
Museum CEO: Ami Katz
Curators Arietta Eliezer Bruner, Nir Harmat, Tomer Sapir
International guest curator: Dr. Kevin Murray
The director of the biennale and one of its founders: Dr. Debby Hershman
Ami Katz, CEO of the Museum, said today: "The second biennale is of extraordinary scope and depth, and it is even more important than the first biennial in which we demonstrated our ability and positioned the Museum as one of the three most important museums in Israel." It is more important because it is bigger, more comprehensive and more relevant. It is more important because this time we are giving a platform to artists and designers from abroad."
The theme of the second biennale, curated by Arietta Eliezer Bruner, Nir Harmat and Tomer Sapir, is "What is the measure of man?". This theme is based on a saying of the Greek philosopher Protagoras, born in the 5th century BC, who stated that "man is the measure of all things." Under this title, the Biennale seeks to examine the extent of the influence of creative man and his actions on the world around him, as well as on His inner world. It examines and redefines the scope of action and the ability inherent in it to offer a balm in our search for a sustaining world and a humane future.
In the Biennale, different perspectives are presented about the question, what is the measure of man? And in the spirit of the ancient philosophers, miniature worlds are created throughout the museum - in the gallery of the Rothschild Center there is a world that tells a story in four chapters inside a "white cube". In the permanent pavilions: ceramics, copper, glass, the center of Adam and his labor and domes that create dialogues that transcend time, space and countries.
The outdoor works and in the tower gallery present living environments, works that touch on research, science, nature and biodiversity, works that change over time and those that deal with sound, light and movement. During the Bienniale period, three academic incubators of leading design institutions in Israel will be hosted in the Migdal Gallery, one after the other. The participants of the incubators will present unique projects inspired by the theme of the biennale, with a research, dynamic and boundary-pushing approach.
For the first time, the Biennale also presents several dozen contemporary craft and design works from around the world selected by Dr. Kevin Murray, an international guest curator, the works create dialogues with the local works, past and present. "The heart and essence of the Biennale is craft and design the contemporary in Israel," says Dr. Debby Hershman, director of the biennial and one of its founders: "However, in a globalized world, Israeli creators maintain a dialogue with the world, are influenced by it, and influence it. Likewise, the MUZA Biennale aims to recognize and create a dialogue with the International community of creators, with an emphasis on artists who create like us inspired by an ancient cultural tradition in an innovative and changing world."
The curators of the exhibition write: "We stand at roads, we seek refuge, look at the blue sky full of clouds and savor the moment. It is a pleasure mixed with sadness and worry, since the sky may change. The sky above future generations will not necessarily be blue, it may be cloudy, and things that until today were Taken for granted are no more. This is a moment of nostalgia for the present: we embrace the present and prepare for the future that awaits us with its complex challenges, in all aspects of our existence."
About the creators and works at the 2023 Tel Aviv Art and Design Biennale:
Among the artists participating in the biennale, designed by the designer and artist Prof. Hanan de Lange: Yonatan Ullman, Shlomit Bowman, Hanan Abu Hussein, Farid Abu Shakra, Aryeh Berkowitz, Noa Ben-Nun Melamed, Dov Genshroa, Omri Danino, Galia Healy Pastrnak, Hani H Tiv, Goni Kharlap, Sahar Miyari, Vared Kaminsky, Esther Knobel, Daganit Stern Shoken, Pogi Naim, Sasha Serber, Novia Yamaguchi, Dina Shenhav, Moshe Ruas and many others.
Also, groups of artists, including the "Metabolism" group, which includes 12 designers, creators and lecturers, are also presenting at the exhibition; Groups of social artists like Kucinta, seek asylum in Africa; Iota - design for social change. Among the prominent international artists are Francisca Gili from Chile, Maria Fernanda Paz de Baris from Brazil, and the South African artist Andila Deilwani, who will come to the opening of the exhibition.
Among the works, made of different materials and mediums, one can find, for example, in the gallery at the Rothschild Center the works of Nadia Adina Rose, a family album, which Micah is decorated with images of plants, which were once like it in many homes, and sometimes they were even passed down from generation to generation. The quilt breaks down into digital, three-dimensional pixels, expressing the fragility of the family unit and the fickle possibilities it embodies within; Michel Platnik's work Genesis draws inspiration from the book of Genesis. Through pictorial, sculptural, theatrical and cinematic means, a kind of play for one actor is created in which the creation of the world is described, followed by the use that man makes of it, leading to the end of nature. Vitrina, a series of small and delicate works, by Pogi Naim was created while disassembling and reassembling objects that were locked behind the glass of the showcase in the artist's grandmother's house. This time she opens, touches, traces the material and the memory, disassembles and reassembles, thus charging the objects with a new meaning.
For the dialogues presented in the museum's various pavilions, works were chosen that were inspired by or in connection with the collections of the MUZA, the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. For example, Dana Bloom's work, whose size simulates a golden snake shedding its skin to allow its body to grow, the human "descendant" that it is A creator testifies to the transformative essence of the circle of life. Tamar Or presents the balance scale next to the coffins from ancient Egypt, and directs her own "weighing of the heart" ceremony, in which the scales of justice are in a continuous state of imbalance; Dina Shenhav's work, a city, presents a kind of ruin whose remains The charred ones symbolize a frozen moment in time, as well as the cyclical nature of history, and the transition from era to era where cultures rise and fall and remnants of one era become the building blocks of the era that follows.
The works of the artists from abroad correspond with the contemporary works and with the museum's exhibits: Deilwani's impressive work, UYalezo - New Traditions is a tribute to the spiritual tradition and its roots in the Xhosa ethnic group in South Africa; the Australian Jenny Camara Martinelli creates and restores a vessel in the indigenous tradition, which she designs In glass; Bik Tiu, incorporates motifs of Chinese heritage in her works: elements such as tea leaves and peony petals are carefully assembled, giving form and substance to life in exile. The series of metal objects reflects the experience of migration from East to West.
The outdoor works, which have an installation, sculptural and architectural nature, include spectacular works: Sacha Serber in his work Ozymandias continues his research on ancient sculptures, cultural and archaeological symbols, and on the way in which moving cultural assets from the place where they were created to a museum or an artificial archaeological park changes the viewer's attitude towards them; Nobuya Yamaguchi is inspired by a silver cocoon of a butterfly that lives in the Amazon forest. Similar to an in-body experience, the sculpture contains a sound work created by a recording artist in northern Japan, in which the voice of the Higurashi insect appears which is heard in nature in a short period of time. Galia Healy Pasternak observes her living body as if imprisoned in an urn and unfolds the story of a woman, mother and creator of her own I mage. On the face of the urn, the holy vessel, stories of contemporary tradition and culture are painted and they describe the artist's fears and desires; Hani Khatib examines the visible and the hidden and the barrier that separates them. Khatib, who grew up in a conservative Druze society characterized by prohibitions and restrictions, creates an entrance to another personal space, one that allows us to question and observe reality in new ways.
The Tel Aviv Art and Design Biennale is organized in collaboration with the Association of Creative Artists in Israel, Betzalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem; Shenkar – Engineering/Design/art; HIT Holon Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv Jaffa Municipality.
Activities and events:
The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design 2023 will open to the general public on March 31 and will close during the month of November 2023
The biennale is accompanied by a blog, an app and an audio guide. During it there will be various activities and events: workshops, activities for the whole family, lectures, gallery talks, meetings with artists, tours, and an International conference.
Tel Aviv Art and Design Biennale 2023 / Muza - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
Address: Muza, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. 2 Haim Levanon St., Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv
Ticket price: 52 NIS
Children up to the age of 18: free of charge Soldiers: NIS 26 Students: NIS 35 Senior citizens: NIS 26
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Tuesday, Thursday 10:00–20:00
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Sunday the museum is closed
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Debate for Peace participated in Yale Model Government Europe XII in Athens, Greece from March 16-18. Yale Model Government is a crisis simulation which is held in a different European city each year on a rotational basis. Participants in the conference came from schools spanning four different continents, and participated in committees as diverse as the Red Cross; British Intelligence Committee; Civil Aviation; META leadership, FIFA, and more.
During the course of the three day conference, students faced unfolding crises and had to respond to them, dealing with situations ranging from the impact of climate change, to alien invasions. In addition, the students heard from Yale faculty, diplomats working at the UN, and other guest speakers; got to see an art exhibition with work by refugees from around the world by the NGO Love Without Borders, and participated in workshops led by Yale students.
The Debate for Peace delegation included native Arabic, English, Hebrew and Russian speakers. In total there were ten students from six different cities and seven schools, including Atid Raziel in Herzliya; Darca Comprehensive School for Sciences and Leadership in Kfar Qasem; Rishonim high school in Herzliya; Darca Begin in Gedera; Studio Ankori in Jaffa; Alliance high school in Tel Aviv and Bogaerts International School in Brussels.
Yaara Ravoy, from Darca Begin, said that “Going to YMGE was amazing, an opportunity to meet people from all over the world. I have never been in this type of committee before and it was so interesting. I’m so proud to have been a part of it.”
Naomi Gildor, from the Ankori school in Jaffa, shared “The experience was life-changing. Every second changed something in me.”
Mohamad Taha, from Darca Comprehensive Kfar Qasem, added that “It was so fun to participate in the Yale Model Government. We had fun and made new friends.”
Yazan Atieh, from Bogaerts International School, told Diplomacy.co.il that “It was my first time doing an MUN and to be honest, it was fun, intense and very enriching! Our delegation received the award of the “best small delegation”! There couldn’t be a better way to end this wonderful experience.
Debate for Peace thanks the Yale Model Government Europe team for hosting an unforgettable conference, and the Embassy of Greece in Tel Aviv for helping all members of the delegation reach the competition on time.
:Steven Aiello
Founder--DebateforPeace
Photo credit: Steven Aiello and Amira Abdelhai
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Alon Yorik Productions is proud to present: PIAF! THE SHOW Sunday April 2, 2023 - Cultural Center Tel Aviv ( Heichal HaTarbut)
60th Anniversary World Tour Starring by the internationally acclaimed Nathalie Lermitte with more than 500 performances in over 50 countries, and the million spectator mark passed, Piaf! The Show is the biggest french success in the world since 2015!
Conceived and directed by Gil Marsalla, Piaf! The Show is unanimously considered by Edith Piaf’s close friends, such as Ginou Richer, Edith Piaf’s private secretary, Germaine Ricord, her friend, and above all Charles Dumont and Charles Aznavour, as: "...the most beautiful tribute ever produced on Edith Piaf’s career...".
In two parts of 45 minutes, Piaf! The Show tells the story of the career of the singer EDITH PIAF through her unforgettable songs in an original scenography and projections of unpublished images of Edith Piaf never published before.
Alon Yorik Productions is proud to present: PIAF! THE SHOW at 21:00 (Sunday) at the Cultural Center Tel Aviv. 2.4.2023
60 years after her death: the international French musical show "Piaf" about the life story of the legendary singer Edith Piaf wrapped in the setting and bohemian atmosphere of Paris at the beginning of the 20th century and the best chansons in the world - is coming to Israel.
Over five hundred performances on stages around the world, the sale of a million tickets and flattering reviews, the show "Piaf" conducted and directed by Gil Marsalla
From the reviews:
"Lermitte's powerful and exciting voice creates an extraordinary atmosphere in the hall.. (The Guardian
"Lermitte's powerful and exciting voice creates an extraordinary atmosphere in the hall.. (The Guardian
"Natalie revives the spirit of Edith Piaf".. (China Daily)
"Natalie gave us back Edith Piaf"... (Le Parisien
Alain Delon, the star of the French cinema: "After watching the show, Laramit did not play Piaf in the production, but became the legendary singer herself"!
Edith Piaf was born into a poor family of street artists, she had a particularly difficult childhood until she became blind, from when her sight returned to her until the day she died she wore a pendant with the image of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Piaf, who was mesmerizing with her strong and special voice, was discovered by a producer who noticed her during her first job as a singer in a night club, soon became a popular singer in France and around the world who adapted to herself a unique body language and was almost always on stage dressed in a little black cleavage dress.
Nathalie Lermitte, a gifted French actress and singer who was defined as a "legitimate musical heiress" entered the character of Edith Piaf with amazing talent. With an endless passion for the French chanson and a powerful emotional voice that expresses the pain accompanied by an orchestra of six talented musicians
During the show, black and white photos and video of rare parts of Piaf's performances will be projected on a screen
Like an exciting film that reflects the plots of her life and revives her spirit.
Among the songs:
La Foule
Padam padam
(I don't regret anything) Non, Je ne regrette rien
(Life in pink) La Vie en rose
Milord
(Hymn of Love) Hymne à l'amour
(The accordionist) l'Accordéoniste
Performance duration: 90 minutes including intermission
Ticket prices: from NIS 229 to NIS 450 (depending on the seat)
Purchase tickets: at "Eventim" ticket office eventim.co.il Tel: 9066 *
Heichal HaTarbut adress 1 Hubermann St. Tel Aviv
Celine Dion and Natalie Lermitte - in an exciting (and spontaneous) duet as part of a talk show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-1-DUc93ss
Video from a performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72BZTCu-aoQ
Scroll down to Mason with all the details or click on the following link: https://www.mysong.co.il/item/2507
Still photography and video Directo productions
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The Cologne Cathedral Boys’ Choir will perform at the Dormition Abbey, Mount Zion Jerusalem, March 22nd at 20:00.
Works by Palestrina, Bruckner, Mendelssohn and more.
Conductor: Eberhard Metternich.
Free entrance.
The Abbey of the Dormition is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem. It is located on Mount Zion just outside the walls of the Old City, near the Zion Gate. The foundation stone was laid on October 7th 1900. Construction was completed in only ten years; the basilica was dedicated on April 10th 1910 by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Abbey was built in an ecclesiastical, neo-Romanesque style that had become the state style of the new Imperial Germany. The first monks were sent to Jerusalem in 1906 from Beuron Archabbey in Germany. In 1951, the abbey separated from the Beuron Congregation and was placed under the direct supervision of the Abbot-Primate of the Benedictines in Rome. The community elected its own abbot for the first time in 1979.
The Dormition Abbey on Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, has always been a venue for good music, offering a variety of concerts and organ recitals. Due to extensive renovations, it has been closed to the public for two years. This month, the Dormition Abbey will once again be opening its doors to the public with a festive concert performed by the prestigious Cologne Cathedral Boys’ Choir. The Kölner Domchor is Cologne’s only boys' choir and the oldest of the four choirs at Cologne Cathedral. Re-established in 1863, it continues the centuries-old tradition of choral singing at the Cologne Cathedral. Performing regularly in services there and in other major cathedrals, the choir’s repertoire includes music from the Renaissance and Baroque as well as modern music. It has enjoyed success at a variety of national- and international choral competitions and has toured in Europe, the United States, Mexico and Israel. The program to be performed on March 22nd will include works of Palestrina, Bruckner, Mendelssohn and more. Conductor: Eberhard Metternich.
