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Vitebsk to host Israeli Culture Day

11.12.2013

VITEBSK, 11 December (BelTA) – The Israeli Culture Day will be held in Vitebsk on 11 December, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk City Hall.

The oblast center will host events to get Vitebsk residents and guests of the city familiar with the cultural heritage of Israel and its contemporary life. Thus, First Secretary of the Embassy of Israel in Belarus Anna Keynan will give a lecture at Masherov Vitebsk State University. The Marc Chagall Art Center will display an exhibition of photos of the works of Israeli sculptor Ruslan Sergeyev. The Maxim Gorky Central Library will feature an exhibition of Israeli literature and literary soirees dedicated to Israeli writer Meir Shalev.

“The Israeli Culture Day will contribute to strengthening of bilateral relations between Belarus and Israel. This cultural event in the life of Vitebsk will be one of the factors to make our economic relations stronger,” the city hall added.