26 Century-long Georgian-Jewish relations

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20-10-2014

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Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia Mikheil Giorgadze attended the presentation and the concert dedicated to the jubilee of 26 Century-long Georgian-Jewish relations. Classical music concert at Tbilisi Conservatory featured pianist Eliso Virsaladze and Telavi Festival Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ariel Zuckermann.

The evening began with the presentation of Hebrew translation of the poem “Knight in the Panther’s Skin”. The edition translated by Boris Gaponov is illustrated by Katy Matabeli. In his opening speech, Minister Giorgadze stressed the importance of Georgian-Jewish friendship.

In the event attended by delegations from Israel, headed by the president of the World Congress of Georgian Jews, Gabriel Mirilashvili