Childhood is a time of gifts, hopes, and holidays. It is
a merry age full of colorful bows, smell of mother's cookies, and popgun
bangs. But it proves that to give presents to small children is not less
pleasant than to receive them.
"It will be more interesting. We are like adults now!" - says
the head of the children's creative center Alexey Korobkin.
On December 8 the clients of Hesed "Polina" and four Warm Homes
of Almaty city came to the festive performance prepared by "Rimon"
JCC. The concert dedicated to Chanukah was not the first present JCC children
gave to the community. The children try to help their people and they
do first of all the work they are equal to. But this work often proves
very important. Children make the eyes of our dear old people shine again.
Grateful audience and small actors who dream about giving everybody pleasure
are a great combination full of joy and emotions. It is astonishing how
these two remote and inseparable generations understand and feel each
other! Such holidays help to unite the community and to preserve the memory
about the Jewish Tradition and culture.
The sketches "How We Were Prepared To Chanukah", "Story
About the Oil That Was Burning For Eight Days", and "The History
Of Chanukah" which became the highlight of the program were made
up by children specially for the concert. Thanks to them the guests again
saw Chanukah through children's eyes. Its special light, common joy at
the sigh of the dreidel, the unique taste of latkes, and the solemn shine
of Chanukah candles. The children sang songs, recited poems, and asked
interesting questions involving the guests in the merry game-childhood.
Nobody could resist! Old men and women cheered "Merry Chanukah"
and other songs with the sounds of castanets and tambourines that suddenly
appeared in their hands.
After the concert everybody gathered in the JCC small hall, and students
of the computer class presented their gift for the community. Computer
presentation "Chanukah Story" demonstrated children's computer
skills and their unrestrained fantasy. Bright, naive illustrations, tasteful
font colors, background, and even letter shape looked surprisingly professional.
But the main thing was that the presentation had its own soul, children's
enthusiasm, and the warmth of young hearts!
The holiday is over. We say goodbye to Chanukah for a year. May the Chanukiah
light up the way of our people up to that time!
Galina Goldberg
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Compiling the Chanukiah |
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Chanukah destroys age barriers |
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Authors of the computer presentation |
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