THE POMEGRANATE OF RECONCILIATION AND HONOR Film, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque was a great success!

From right to left: Ezra Morad, Prof. Yossi Gamzu, Prof. Ada Aharoni, Profw Ernesto Kahan and Azi Nagar

Dear Friends,

I am glad to inform you that my film: THE POMEGRANATE OF RECONCILIATION AND HONOR, PRESENTED YESTERDAY AT THE CINEMATHEQUE IN TEL AVIV, WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. The film was chosen to be shown on November 30, the “National Day in memory of the expulsion of the Jews from Arab countries,” in mid twentieth century. I attach one of my peace poems that was sung in this documentary film, and that was highly praised.

The following poem is a Jewish – Egyptian blessing praising the relation between human beings and nature. The green week also represents all the good qualities and values in the world: especially peace, love and respect of the family , of life and of all humanity.

A Green Week

A week like fresh mint,

a green week spreading

its peaceful fragrance to the roots

of my being

“Have a green week!”

My father used to bless us

on Saturday nights in Cairo,

when he came back from the “Gates of Heaven”

the grand synagogue in Adli street

“Have a green year”

he beamed,

brandishing a fresh, fragrant mint branch

over our keen curly heads –

but don’t keep it just to yourselves,

that flourishing green week –

give it back

to the world

fully blossoming.

Who will give me

a green week

now that he’s gone?

Now that the Gates of Heaven

are shut?

Only peace,

Only a fragrant mint peace.

I WARMLY THANK ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO CAME TO SHARE THIS MOVING EVENT WITH ME ON THIS NATIONAL DAY.

Ada Aharoni

The singer and the composer Zvi Szkolnik, Also: Prof. Ernesto Kahan, Prof. Ada Aharoni and Azi Nagar

 

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