Diplomatic Events

 

In the Museum's foyer, refreshments were served which included delicious Polish cheesecake, a selection of canopies and cheese, pastries, crudites, a variety of quiches, fresh fruit as well as Israeli and Polish cherry and rose wine. 

 

In the auditorium the Ambassador warmly welcomed all guests and proudly stated that the movie, "Chopin, Chopin!" was a preview as the film has not been commercially released in Israel . It also received the largest budget for a movie to be made in Poland. The movie focuses on Chopin's life in Paris and the difficulties he endured during his turbulent life having been the victim of tuberculosis. Earlier this year, in honour of Poland's Constitution Day and Polish Armed Forces Day, the Ambassador hosted a performance of chamber music of Chopin's work at Tel Aviv's Cultural Centre, previously known as the Heichal Hatarbut. The most prestigious international piano competition entitled "The Chopin Piano Competition", conceptualized in 1927 and is held in Warsaw every five years. In October 2025, pianist Eric Lu was the competition's most recent winner. Despite the fact that Chopin's most productive years were spent in Paris, he embodied the spirit of Poland and his music is evocative of his love for his homeland. In conclusion the Ambassador thanked the Embassy staff for their dedication and tireless efforts. 

 

Present were many Ambassadors, Diplomats, State Officials, Mr. Tzvi Avisar, Mayor of Kiryat Motzkin. Mr. Henryk Kelner, President of the Polish Israeli Cultural Association, Mr. Yossi Levi, a former Israeli Ambassador to Lithuania who currently serves as the Foreign Ministry's Special Envoy for the Restitution of Holocaust Assets, Mr. Mordechai Pazur, former Chairman of the World Jewish Congress's Institute for Research and Policy and in 1991 served as Israel's first Ambassador to Poland, he is a recipient of the Polish order of merit for having been instrumental in cementing Israeli Polish bilateral relations, Mr. Eyal Mandelbaum, from the Prime Minister's Office's National Security Council's  Europe Division, Prof. Nili Cohen, Chairwoman of the executive committee of Israel's National Opera, Mrs. Ziva Patir, Chairwoman of the Habima National Theatre, Dr. Lea Ganor, a social historian and senior scholar at Bar Ilan University's Holocaust Research Institute, Head of the Polish Forum and Director of "Mashmaut" Centre (Heritage Holocaust Traditional Values and Rebirth) who proudly wore her Polish medal of order of merit which she received for her contribution in the field of education between Israel and Poland, Mr. Nadav Tamir, responsible for international relations at the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation and last but most certainly not least, Ms. Rosetta Rebecca Pardo, CEO of Sal Global Ltd. 

 

www.diplomacy.co.il  warmly congratulates the Republic of Poland on this historic occasion of national pride and thanks the Ambassador, Embassy staff and the Polish Institute staff for his gracious hospitality.

 

 

 

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