Wednesday, July 27, in Lviv, Honorary Consulate of the State of Israel hosted a concert of Jewish songs that were presented to the audience by performers from Italy.

I’d like to thank to everyone who helped to organize the event and the audience who attended the concert. It was very nice to see the hall full of guests!

The concert was attended by young people from the city of Ivrea, who came to Ukraine for the World Youth Day in Krakow. They performed a number of songs on lyrics from the Old Testament on Italian and Hebrew. Young people who sang songs - Catholics, they are not professional artists, but "folk" artists seeking common between Christianity and Judaism.

It was quite clear that the performers did not just sing but truly loved the music they performed. Particularly pleased that so young people study Jewish traditions and culture, look for the relationship of Christianity and Judaism. For me, this concert was very organic in Lviv, where Jews and Christians lived together for centuries. Such folk performance very well highlights the long tradition of Jewish songs.

I suggest you watch the video of the concert.