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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Scandinavian Premiere of "People, Book, Land: The
3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the
Holy Land"
Copenhagen,24 June
The Wiesenthal Centre sponsored Exhibition, "People, Book,
Land: The 3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People
with the Holy Land" this week ended its display in the
medieval town hall of Copenhagen.
Following its Paris UNESCO launch in June 2014, the
Exhibition was shown in at New York UN headquarters, the
U.S. Congress, the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), the
Vatican, Montenegro and Albania.
The Scandinavian premiere opened in Copenhagen on 6 June
as an initiative of a consortium of Danish Christian
groups in support of the State of Israel.
Led by Yvette Espersen, the launch was attended by 200
invitees, including inter-faith leaders, politicians,
cultural figures and diplomats representing 17 countries,
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Brazil, Canada,
Cyprus, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Nepal,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Opened by Simon Wiesenthal Centre Associate Dean Rabbi
Abraham Cooper, the guests were addressed by Danish
Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Bertel Haarder,
Mayor Ninna Thomsen, Chief Rabbi Yair Melchior, Israeli
Ambassador Barukh Binah.
L to R : Minister
Haarder, Dr. Samuels, Ms.
Espersen, Rabbi
Cooper, Ambassador Binah,
Chief Rabbi Melchior, Mayor Thomsen,
Photo credit Hasse
Ferrold
The Centre's Director for
International Relations Dr. Shimon Samuels, presented
the Copenhagen Exhibition organizer Yvette Espersen
with a 3rd century lamp from the Land of Israel.
Photo credit Hasse
Ferrold
During
the two week display, the Exhibition was visited
by over 2,000, predominantly school students and
also many tourists due to the Town Hall's
proximity to the famous Tivoli Gardens. The
Visitor's Book is replete with expressions of
amazement that the Jewish narrative is so little
known.
The Danish Christian groups are now working with
their peers in Scandinavia and the Nordic
countries to establish an itinerary for the
Exhibition as a response to campaigns in the
region to delegitimize Israel and deny the
heritage of the Jewish people.
For further information please contact Shimon
Samuels +33 609 77 01 58