"POLITIKA", September 6, 2004.
EUROPEAN DAY OF JEWISH CULTURE
JUDAIC CULTURAL HERITAGE

Aleksandar Greber, president of the Jewish Community of Belgrade

The manifestation "European Day of Jewish Culture", which takes part in twenty five European countries, was held in Belgrade yesterday, for the second time. The program, lasting the entire day, began with the opening of the exhibitions "Omanut" and "Sefer" and continued with a visit to the Jewish Historical Museum and a tour of monuments of Jewish culture.

The evening program at the City Hall of the Jewish Community was opened by Aleksandar Greber, president of the Jewish Community of Belgrade.

Choir Baruh Brothers

- Throughout Europe September 5th is dedicated to Jewish cultural heritage and education on Judaism. On this occasion lectures and exhibitions are organized, and synagogues, museums, old Jewish quarts, cemeteries and mikhvas are visited - said Greber.

The manifestation was continued with a concert held by the Choir Baruh Brothers and a lecture by Milica Mihailovic, manager of the Jewish Historical Museum, entitled "Cultural Heritage and Education of the Jews of Belgrade".

Sefard songs of the Balkans enterpreted by Stefan Sablic and Israeli dances by the "Nahar Ha esch" group preceded the lecture "Education in Judaism" held by Rabbi Yitzhak Asiel. Ladino songs interpreted by actors of the "King David Theatre" completed the official part of the program.

The evening program continued with a cocktail with Jewish culinary specialties.

V. Jokanovic
Photo: L. Vuletic

"DANAS", September 6, 2004.
IN BELGRADE:
"EUROPEAN DAY OF JEWISH CULTURE"

The manifestation "European Day of Jewish Culture" was held yesterday in 25 European countries.

This is a day when European cities, with their Jewish communities, organize a presentation of Jewish cultural heritage for their fellow citizens, and the main subject of this year's gathering bore the title "Judaism and Education". Like last year, the Jewish Community of Belgrade organized the aforementioned manifestation in cooperation with the Municipal Assembly of Belgrade. Yesterday, in the City Hall of the Jewish Community of Belgrade an exhibition of fine and applied arts entitled "Omanut" was opened, coordinated by one of the participants, Mirjana Dragic–Lehner, academic painter.

The following artists also took part in the exhibition: Judita Kampos, Tugomir Brukner–Bruno, Jozef Baruhovic, Natalija Pavkov, Milorad Vukanovic–Misel, Milica Ser, Dusan Bizic, Eliza Sadzak–Beta, Mimi Bihalji–Vuckovic, Jovan Djordjevic, Isak Papo and Savo Saronjic.

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