H.K.P World Conference in Tel-Aviv-June 2010
Program
Sunday, June 6th, 2010– Beit Vilna
19:30 -Festive reception at Beit Vilna
-Getting together and refreshments
-Greetings and welcome speeches: Michael Schemiavitz,
Simha Ben Shaul, Dr. Michael Good, Simon Malkes
-Presentation of the "March of the Living in Vilna"
-The Beit Vilna choir
Monday, June 7th, 2010- Beit Vilna
10:00 -Survivors' testimonies-round table
13:00 -Lunch
14:00 -Survivors' testimonies-second half
16:30-18:00 -Lecture – Prof. Israel Rosenson on Jewish Vilna
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 – Jerusalem
08:00 -Leaving Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem
09:00 -Yad Vashem – guided tour at the museum followed by
a ceremony at the Righteous Among the Nations Garden
Visit to the Valley of the Communities; Gathering
at the Synagogue.
-Lecture – Yad Vashem representative
-Speech – Michael Good
12:30 -Lunch at Yad Vashem
14:00 -Museum of Jewish Art at Heichal Shlomo and its unique exhibition about spiritual Vilna
16:00 -Bus tour through Jerusalem
17:30 -Departure back to Tel-Aviv
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 – Tel Aviv
09:00 -Guided tour in Jaffa (English speaking)
11:00 -Guided tour in Tel-Aviv
13:00 -Lunch at Beth Hatefutsoth (House of the Diaspora)
14:00 -Tour at Beth Hatefutsoth
16:00 -Departure to the Blumental Music Center and performance of TheYiddish Song Workshop under the direction of Nekhama Lifshitz
Thursday, June 10, 2010-Beit Vilna
09:00 -Getting together and refreshments
-Survivors' testimonies
13:00-14:30 -Lunch
20:00 -Festive farewell: The artists Hadas Kalderon and
violinist Haya Livni will perform a selection from
Sutzkever's poems.
Friday. June 11th, 2010
09:00 -Visit the Ponar Monument at Kiryat Shaul cemetery.
