IV Israeli Readings – Anniversary of Russian-Israeli relations

On October 26th, 2021, the International Diplomatic Club"Amicability" took part in the IV Israeli Readings on the occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Israel. The evening was organized with the support of the Israeli Embassy and the Nativ organization, which is responsible for strengthening and developing ties with the Jewish diaspora. The evening was held in the historical part of Moscow, at the Moscow Imperial Yacht Club, with the support of the Guta group and the Red October factory.


At the beginning of the evening the Ambassador of Israel to Russia, Alexander Ben-Zvi read an excerpt from the story of I.A. Bunin "Sunstroke" in Hebrew. Mr. Ambassador translated this text back in the distant 80s himself and even received an award as a translator. People who know Hebrew were able to fully appreciate the translation. Then the actor Anatoly Bely read the original, the same passage in Russian, and with his masterful performance immersed guests in the atmosphere of the theatrical living room.


The evening went on to famous Russian theater and film actors‘ performance - Anatoly Bely, Ksenia Rappoport, Alexander Rappoport and Olga Sutulova read short stories by famous Israeli authors. Each actor himself chose a story which he liked the most to read- therefore, the program included funny and sad, pathetic and lyrical works. Authors of the stories included Orly Castel-Blum, Savien Liebrecht, Shmuel-Yosef Agnon, and Etgar Keret. Jazz pianist, composer and producer, People's Artist of Russia Daniil Kramer also performed at the evening. Every guest found themselves in the Russian-Israeli musical and literary club for several hours and enjoyed wonderful reading and music.
At the end of the evening, a festive buffet table and networking awaited the guests.