Festival of the Book is always a secure contribution to
the future, Children's Festival of the Book is also a lively, mischievous,
incontestable prove of value of such events. On August 4, in Almaty synagogue
the performance "Visiting the Jewish Book" was held. It is not
the first year that young experts of their native literature take part
in the Community Festival of the Jewish Book. This time they performed
fragments of Medrashs from "Breishit" book, materials to Shavuout,
recited poems of Jewish poets. The songs they sang in Hebrew became a
fitting continuation of the holiday.
The performance was prepared for two months. 30 children
from 3 to 14 years old together with the teachers of the Community center
thoroughly selected favorite stories, parables, poems. Everybody could
test his or her skills of an actor or an elocutionist. Youth club also
was not indifferent to the preparations. It was in charge of organization.
Ornamenting of the hall, refreshments, accommodation of guests became
their contribution to the Community Festival of the Jewish Book. Members
of the Youth club watched the performance of the younger children with
admiration, they were glad to give them presents.
The children who acted in the synagogue could give the others
not only the part of their knowledge, they helped the guests to get to
the world where literature heroes become the best friends of a man. And
I will not wonder if today most of the books presented by the children
will be taken by adults. The young generation managed to inspire the adults
with a desire to read once again about "Noah And His Ark" and
to learn "Why the Dove Became the Symbol Peace"!
Galina Goldberg
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