Mediterranean Odyssey
November 14 to 19 is Sepharadi Culture Week
Gatineau, Quebec, November 8, 2004 — Sepharadi Culture Week is being celebrated in the National Capital Region for the first time! From November 14 to 19, the public is invited to enjoy the sounds, flavours and traditions of Sepharadi life in a series of cultural events called Mediterranean Odyssey. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is proud to join the embassies of Greece, Israel, Spain and Turkey, the Congregation Beth Shalom and the Communauté sépharade unifiée du Québec in celebrating the fascinating culture of the Sepharadi Jews — Jews who were uprooted from Spain in the 15th century and then settled in other lands around the Mediterranean.
ACTIVITIES FOR MEDITERRANEAN ODYSSEY / SEPHARADI CULTURE WEEKSunday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Mediterranean Odyssey Concert
Host: Ambassadors of Greece, Israel, Spain and Turkey
Featuring: Classic guitar artist Daniel Bolshoy and cantor Daniel Benlolo
For tickets, call: (613) 567-6450, extension 237
Monday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Host: Embassy of Turkey
Featuring: Lecturer Naim Güleryüz, founder and curator, Jewish Museum in Istanbul
Sepharadim in Turkey (short documentary)
Constantinople Ensemble (Concert)
For tickets, call: (613) 789-3441
Tuesday November 16, 7:30 p.m.
National Arts Centre
BY INVITATION ONLY
Host: Embassy of Israel
Featuring: Sepharadic culture performance by Solly Levy, narrator and historian of the Sepharadi Art Exhibit
Wednesday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Host: Embassy of Spain
Featuring: Lecture by Professor Rosa Asenjo, University of Montreal, "Spain and the Sepharadim"
Sepharadi Quarters in Spain (short documentary)
Ladino Concert
For tickets, call: (613) 747-2252, ext. 235
Thursday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa Hellenic Centre
Host: Embassy of Greece
Featuring: Lecture by Dr. David Bensoussan, "Marriage a Mogador Maroc"
Greek music and dancing
For tickets, call: (613) 238-6271
Friday, November 19, 5:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Kaballat Shabat and Sepharadi dinner (R.S.V.P. ESSENTIAL)
Host: Congregation Beth Shalom
Featuring: Lecture on Maimonides by Rabbi Yamin Levi of Yeshiva University, New York
For tickets, call: (613) 789-3501
For further information on the Canadian Museum of Civilization, call 776-7000 or 1-800-555-5621
Media Information:
Chief, Media Relations
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Tel.: (819) 776-7167
Media Relations Officer
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Tel.: (819) 776-7169
Fax: (819) 776-7187
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