Also this year, there will be a Storytelling Festival on Sukkot, one of Israel’s most prominent cultural events. The best narrators who present the country’s story from different angles in the spirit of the times take part in the festival: personal and historical stories, stories of heroism and heritage, witness stories and musical and comic performances which expresses the interesting and different person. a mosaic of which Israeli society is made up.
Among the events this year: stories from the legacy of the paratroopers, “Almonds and Raisins” by Yossi Alfi and the Gabatron, stories of the vine and Israeli wine, life-saving stories – welcome to the MDA, Mossad stories, in its every generation – historians tell about anti-Semitism from then to the present day, the bravery of women, the story of Bnei Brit, stories from the pharmacy, stories about the Givati group, the Poles are coming – 100 years since the first families immigrated, stories of inheritances, Mozart’s corner of Ibn Gvirol, 75 Letski’t – cancel the citizenship of Iraqi Jews and more.
It is a shame that some of the events recorded for dates that include the destruction of the Sabbath, and the religious community are excluded from them.
Among the participants: Bogi Ya’alon, Adina Bar Shalom, creator Shi Lee Atari, Imad Pares, Tamir Pardo, Dori Ben Ze’ev, Leonid Petschka and Tilda Rajwan, David Midan, Esther Roth Shahmarov, Roni Somek , MDA CEO Eli Bin , Yona Elian, Ephraim Shamir, Aviva Avidan, Jackie Levy and more.
The festival will be held as every year at the Givatayim Theater, and this year between the dates 14.10-22.10 it is the largest festival of its kind in the world that has been held tradition for 31 years. It was held for the first time in 1993 under the artistic direction of the storyteller, theater person, writer, poet and media personality Yossi Alfi.
The festival tells the amazing stories of the State of Israel and its people through the eyes of hundreds of storytellers – media personalities, artists, military personnel, entertainers and many others from all corners of Israeli society and its nurses . Along with panels on various topics, there will be presentations by Tobi and cultural dignitaries.
The heroic stories of the women in Israel whose strength has become a symbol of our generation will be brought to the stage in the exciting and powerful event “Women’s Courage” At this time, many women, including wives , mothers and soldiers showing great ingenuity and courage on the front and in the back and it is time to thank them and listen to the story behind that bravery from the mouths of brave women Among the break is Orna Barbibai, the first champion in the IDF, Adina Bar Shalom – Israel Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, pioneer and founder of higher education in an ultra-orthodox society, Lt. Col. Honey. Dana ben Ezra, the first female infantry officer in the IDF and the first female officer in the combat muster battalion, Yonat Daskal, MDA paramedic and director of the humanitarian project “Ambulance of the Wishes.
Another big event at the festival is the “Mossad Stories” panel – a tribute to the attendees of the generations in honor of 75 years of the Israeli intelligence agency whose covert and bold operations have captured the imagination of many around the world. – world Former senior officials of the organization will participate in the event, including Tamir Pardo, David Midan, Nachum Admoni and Itzik Barzilai.
Against the background of a wave of anti-Semitism in the world that has increased since the start of the “Iron Swords” war, the panel “In every generation” will be held, in which historians describes the phenomenon of anti-Semitism. from then until today, which has manifested in acts of violence and incitement against Jews worldwide and propaganda and hatred against the State of Israel. Among the participants were Aryeh Golan, Prof. David Passig, Prof. Uzi Rabi, Yosef Haddad, Prof. Miron Haim Isaacson.
The event “Virtue Unit” will tell the stories of the Givati group to celebrate its 40th anniversary. With the participation of Yitzhak Levit, chairman of the Givati Brigade Association, Imad Fars, Dr. Michael (Micah) Netzer, Lt. Col. Mital Slavin, and Col. Yaakov Nitzan, along with songs sung by Aviva Avidan and the Southern Band.
An interesting Jewish evening “Ladino here and now” will be dedicated to the Ladino language born out of the situation of a Jewish community in Spain that was expelled from its homeland. There were those who thought it would disappear, but thanks to the extensive activities of the guardians of the old language, it continues to progress on the language in poetry evenings, language learning courses in which children and boys participate, and more. The panelists will talk about the efforts to save the Ladino that carries fruit, including Dr. Shmuel Raphael, Chairman of the Ladino Authority, Avi Shalom, Head of the Sephardi Community Committee, Prof. The evening will be accompanied by Ladino singing and music by Hani Nahmias, Shiran Shahar Burak, Kobi Zarko and Shahar Burak.
The festival will also tell the story of Israeli wine in an aromatic evening (including tasting!) where the best winemakers and wine experts will participate in stories about the best Israeli wine and the drama behind the production of the happiest drink known to man, and in addition, we will get to know the fascinating story of the members of the “Bnei Brit” community, the international Jewish charity founded 180 years ago year and who fights against Semitism.
And like every year, the festival ends in the traditional Iraqi hafla, with a special evening under the title “Roja bala raja’a” that celebrates 75 years of Taskit – the abolition of the citizenship of Iraqi Jews in an ancient community. with a rich historical and cultural heritage. The Zionist Fatal Kopervasser, Prof. Moshe Mashiach, Roni Somek, Prof. Esther Meir Glitzenstein, Arie Bar, and Itzik Barzilai will participate in the panel, and of course there will be great Iraqi music.
Along with all these, there will be many more shows: Ladino Love, Kasimroni, What Happens Abroad Lives Abroad, Boki Nae and Friends from the Underworld, Eye Arrangements – The Battalion of the Blind is on back in a new show, – The favorite songs of the creators from the kibbutzim in the Emekim with Natan Salor and Hagit Liron under the direction of Yoram Rotem, a Bible presentation with Jackie Levy and Iran Tsanhani, jazz poets, wise words, Greek love and more.
The founder of the festival and its artistic director is Yossi Alfi: “The Festival of Stories is basically our story, the Israelis. Every year we bring to the festival stage the most powerful and moving human and community stories, and in a complex and challenging time like the one we are experiencing last year ‘ gone, there is nothing more important than remembering who we really are and what we are fighting for. However, the festival will not be a festival of war. -hearing from everyday events.”
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