Within the framework of summer festival of the national-cultural centres "We live in uniform family", in Pavlodar city park the "Day of Jewish culture" was carried out. In a concert participated children's vocal studio "Anavim", leader Tatiana Slivinskaya. The guys performed songs - "Tugan jer", "Tuva". Choreographic collective "Mazal", the leader Natalia Eremeeva, showed new dancing numbers "Mozes", "Karlygash". Also before the visitors of a holiday the female vocal group "Teibelakh" acted. In their performance the songs "Tumbalalayka", "Lekhaym", "Lomir mahn" sounded.

Also in a festival took part vocal collective "Beyahad" from Ekibastuz. The songs "Hava Nagila", and "Pot-pourri of the Jewish songs" were performed. The smallest members of a community - Children's day centre of Hesed "Rachel" participated in this year in a concert. The kids read verses of Gregory Oster from a cycle "Harmful advice".

Well, and, certainly, what a Jewish concert without violin. Sabina Kostyukova perfomed "7.40", "Kazynin karysy", "Hava Nagila". A condition of a festival is the obligatory display of national rite. The youth club of Pavlodar Community Center showed a fragment of traditional Jewish wedding. In the beginning of concert acted the assistant of Akim of area Rysty Jumabekova. In the statement she has noted, that such measures are called to show, that the main riches of the people - are his spiritual traditions and cultural heritage, and the realization of such festivals strengthens and develops the interethnic relations, mutual understanding and friendship of the peoples.

The chairman of the Jewish national-cultural centre "Merkaz" Faina Svechinskaya also emphasized, that such holidays "pull together, develop, keep national cultures, and form Kazakhstan patriotism".

The concert finished with a song "Light a candle". In this song we sing that the darkness will be dispersed by light in hearts lit, and that when will not go out fire of a candle.

Irina Tveritneva