For celebrating of Purim to prepare it is always especially pleasant! The special relation to this holiday; the fun, carnival, laughter, smile, and you see in depth of all history lays not come true (glory of Ester and Mordehay) genocide of the Jewish people. Centuries pass and we remember, and we know, that what misfortunes would not threaten to us, all of us shall pass and we shall live further with a smile and memory of our ancestors.

Just now I begin to realize completely, how important Hesed and JCC are to our people. How they share their "Jewry" with each other. I shall bring the example which has occurred by preparation for a holiday: one of the initiative clients of our Hesed, Anna Loshak, brought in our Community Center the texts of songs on the Jewish motives, which she received from the client of Jewish Community center on Ukraine. We sung at once under accompaniment of a piano. It has turned out wonderful! We decided that we shall prepare for performance on a holiday, and there will hear others and thus "we" shall hammer together "in vocal ensemble". We prepared a song on motive of native 7-40.

Before some days of realization of our Purim, we have phoned to the friend of Anna Loshak - Bella Sigalkovskaya. She for the different reasons could not rehearse with us, when we invited her, and here free time has appeared, and force, and that is especially important the talented son Mark - sing, plays guitar, he is the winner of competitions of bards. We have agreed upon rehearsal, it turned out - at once general.

Purim gathered set of the visitors. The director of Astana Hesed Helena Levina congratulated all invited, the director of Community Center Dina Itkina told about the interesting moments "Megilat Ester" and made a musical gift to a community - executed favourite by many song "Halleluiah".

Children acted. The guys from "Shatil" sang in Hebrew (on rehearsals noticed, that children began to perceive easier and to remember language), rustled, laughed - as it is necessary. Executed "Ani Purim", "Yom Tov Lanu", "Sason Vesimkha". A sketch "Jewish joke" caused storm of emotions, laughter and applauses. The special place was given to the Odessa humour.

The members of a community congratulated each other with warmest and light words.

The moment of performance of family ensemble of the Sigalovsky has come. It is difficult to describe, that they made with public! They so have surprised come with the talent and skill to intrigue with the introduction, with each couplet, increasing rate and loudness of a vote, that at the culmination moment our Jews sang all together favourite lines, drummed by palms on tables. The duet Anna and Bella was held successfully, refrains of 7-40 community sang together with them.

The guests get off musical gift of the workers of Hesed Astana - text on motive of children songs "From a smile" spoke about a kind atmosphere of our organization and grateful clients.

Finished a holiday with dances under wonderful CD "Music from the Jewish Radio Project" (Jewish musical Radio project). All missed with a smile and with a gift received in a non-risk lottery. Everything turned out!!!

And to what I described preparation for performance of Anna, Bella and Mark? To that - actually seen and was again convinced, that our people always wishes to make something best and interesting, how many time would not be given for an embodiment of the purpose in a reality. We shall achieve everything!

Dina Itkina