“The mind comes when the years are over” - this Jewish saying very accurately confirms the indifferent attitude of young people towards preserving the history of their families, the names and destinies of their predecessors. And only by efforts, diligence, sense of duty and the intelligence of the older generation, we manage to preserve this connection of times, preserve the memory of our ancestors ... The Jewish tradition with great respect relates to the values ??of the family and therefore honoring the history of our families is a duty and obligation of the older generation ... "We invite welcome you to the Beit Grand Jewish Cultural Center for the Creative Odessa Families program!.

On the first Hanukkah evening of December 3, the discussion will focus on the creative family of Anna Alexandrovna Kurtsev-Barshai: “Anna Kurtseva-Barshai. The light of family tradition.

Anna Alexandrovna has an extensive archive of the Barshai family, a large and vibrant family, which contains photographs, documents, books, newspaper clippings and other publications ... Musicians, teachers, scientists, lawyers, doctors, teachers, artists, military, athletes ... Wars, the losses, the Holocaust — members of this dynasty went through all this ... And life goes on: Anna and her relatives in different countries actively continue to carry the baton of their dynasty and pass on to future generations, keeping family ties, regardless of where they live.

The ancestral roots of the Barshai family are associated with Odessa since the beginning of the 20th century, when the family of grandfather Anna Alexandrovna moved to Odessa ... And then they, together with the country, experienced all the evils and joys that our country and its citizens experienced ... The program will have a lot of music, good and different , memories of the iconic people of Odessa, familiar with family A. Kurtsev-Barshai. It will be a fascinating action for people who love Odessa, its history, its present ... Turn over the pages of the lives of these bright people, express their approval for the feat that A.

Kurtseva-Barshai, preserving and developing his ancestry, to hear wonderful music performed by great musicians and to remember his close and distant relatives, to experience pride in his predecessors - all this you can feel on December 3, 2018, on the first day of the holiday "Chanuk", 18. 00 in the concert hall of the Jewish cultural center “Beit Grand”, in the program of Gennady Katzen “Creative families of Odessa”.

We are waiting for you on December 3, 2018. on monday at 18. 00 at the Beit Grand ECT!.

Free admission.

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