"Tell me about Israel", celebration to the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the state of Israel 08. May 2008

A very special occasion was the celebration at the“Yom HaAtzma’ut”, the Israeli Independence day, who David Ben Gurion at the 5. Iyar 5708 according to the Jewish calendar rather at the 14.5.1948 announced, a few hours before the British mandate over Erez Israel expirated. This year the 5rd Iyar fell on the 8th of May. Very impressive were the words of Küf Kaufmann, the chairman of the Israeli religious community. He spoke about his relationship with the state of Israel and the Germans to the Jews in Germany. Some Israeli Music Students sang and played with a string quartet among other songs "Hatikwa", the Israeli national anthem and "Yerushalayim schel Zahav". For us it was very personal to talk about the story of our daughter Judith with her Israeli husband Ron. Ron is the grandson of Bella Katz,was born and grew up in Leipzig. They met in 2002 in Leipzig as Bella was with a group of erstwhile "Jews from Leipzig" from Israel came  to show her grandson her homeland. For Judith and Ron it was love at first sight and a real romance started. Today they are married, have a son Jehonathan and live in Israel. 

The evening at the adult education center was for us so special, because we met some important people from the municipality of Leipzig, who have a heart for Israel and Jews. Among other things they are responsible for the Jewish week they lead the German-Israeli society and so on. We want to work together with people who do well for Israel and Jews.

Israeli students with the chairman of the German-Israeli society