Israel Day is being held in Vitebsk for the first time

December 9, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Israel Day is being held in Vitebsk for the first time today. Its holding in Belarus has become a good tradition, supported by the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Republic of Belarus and the Israeli Cultural and Information Center at the embassy, ​​Gennady Polishchuk, First Secretary of the Embassy of Israel in Belarus, told a BELTA correspondent. Israel Days have already been held in Minsk, Gomel, and Mogilev. Residents of these cities had the opportunity to learn more about the State of Israel, its culture, and traditions. In Vitebsk, photo exhibitions "Israel with a New Look," "Terra. Flight over Israel," and "Pride of the Nation" will open, a festive concert will be held, and documentaries about the Jewish state will be screened. Lectures on the achievements of modern Israel will be delivered to students of Vitebsk State University and the Vitebsk State Medical University. The Library of Foreign Literature will receive a gift of books by Israeli authors translated into Russian. The acquaintance of Vitebsk residents with the culture of the young state coincided with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Therefore, the organizers decided to present to the public a collection of Hanukkah menorahs, the tradition of making which was born in the 10th century. Although the works of contemporary authors are presented in Vitebsk, many of them are made based on old samples that embody the history of an ancient people. "Relations between the Belarusian and Jewish peoples have been developing for centuries, Belarus and Israel are continuing them, and culture is a bridge that is being built for relations between states to develop in various spheres," Gennady Polishchuk emphasized. -0-