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Celebrating Israel's 60th Anniversary of Statehood.
Published in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary of Statehood and officially launched in Israel on 5 May, Australia and Israel: A Pictorial History celebrates the close and enduring ties between our two States. A largely pictorial survey of the bilateral relationship, the book highlights some of the more personal and less well-known facts about the relationship.
Conceived as an Australian Embassy initiative and authored by Australian academic, Dr Leanne Piggott (BA (Hons) Syd. NA Syd. MPhil. Oxford Phd Syd) of Sydney University, the publications canvasses Australia's historical and contemporary military connections to Israel, Australia's and Israel's close and enduring political relationship, the people-to-people links between our two states and the strong and growing trading relationship. The foreword for the book has been penned by the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith MP.
A PDF version of the publication will be available here soon.
Australian Jazz Musician Aaron Choulai to perform in Israel
The Australia Israel Cultural Exchange are bringing Australian pianist Aaron Choulai to Israel to perform with self-taught Ethiopian-Israeli saxophonist/ vocalist Abate Berihun at the Felicja Blumental Music Centre on 24 June 2008 (performance starts at 8:30 and tickets are NIS50). For more information please refer to
http://www.fbmc.co.il/newcentre/Events.asp
The duo have received rave reviews for their "unique" and "musically intriguing" performances. Additional information on Aaron Choulai, including reviews can be found at http://www.aaronchoulai.com/aaron/index.jsp
Renowned Australian Cellist Li-Wei Performing in Israel
With the support of the Australian Embassy, and as part of the annual Sounding Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, Australian cellist Li-Wei, will be performing on 2nd July 2008 at 20:00 at the Targ Music Centre, Ein Karem. Entry is free. A brilliant soloist who has performed extensively internationally, Li-Wei has been awarded at the renowned Tchaikovsky International Competition, Naumburg Competition and BBC New Generation Artists Scheme.
Born in Shanghai in 1976 Li-Wei moved to Australia and the age of 13, before accepting a Scholarship to study with Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1995. He plays a 1720 Giuseppe Guarneri cello on loan from the Australian Council. Li-Wei has recently been appointed Artistic Director of the Jin Mao Concert Hall in Shanghai and is also the Head of Cello Studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
For More information on Li-Wei's upcoming performance in Ein Karem, please refer to the Sounding Jerusalem Website at: http://www.soundingjerusalem.com/cms
AICE Annual Australian Film Festival (15 June - 8 July 2008)
The Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv is proud to continue its support of the Australian Israel Cultural Exchange (AICE) Australian Film Festival in Israel. We welcome you to this year’s celebration of Australian cinematic excellence in Sderot, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Rosh Pina.
The films selected for this year’s festival offer a creative insight into Australian history, culture, identity and people. The films explore some of the challenges and opportunities that Australia’s sophisticated and internationally focused economy and society have brought to its rural and urban communities. They offer a snapshot of the diversity and intricacies of Australian life, landscape and our history.
We are excited to be able to share with our Israeli friends this feast of Australian artistic enterprise and we look forward to joining you for a sample of Australia’s international award winning film industry through the productions selected by AICE for this, the fifth annual festival. We applaud AICE for their outstanding contribution in fostering cultural dialogue and exchange between Israel and Australia.
For additional information on films and festival dates in June and July 2008 please refer to the AICE website: http://www.aicec.org/
ANZAC DAY
On 25 April, the Embassy held a traditional dawn service at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery on Mt. Scops, Jerusalem. The event was attended by around 250 guests, including members of the diplomatic community, Israeli dignitaries, community organisations and Australian and New Zealand expatriates. Members of the Australian and New Zealand defence forces serving in the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai provided a catafalque party. A feature this year was the presence of an honour guard by an ADF contingent visiting Israel to take part in the opening of the Park of the Australian Soldier in Be'er Sheva. A breakfast reception was hosted afterwards by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation at the spectacular Government House headquaters. The event provided an important opportunity to remember the contribution of ANZAC troops in the region from WW1 until today.
Photograph: Australian and New Zealand members of the Multinational Force and Observers as part of the catafalgue party at Mount Scopus.
Photographer: Cpl Corinne Boer, ADF
WORLD YOUTH DAY
Time is running out for World Youth Day 2008 Media Registration
Domestic and international media organisations are reminded to complete media registration now for World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08).
Media are encouraged to register early in order to obtain Media Accreditation. Once media representatives are accredited, this will enable them to access detailed information regarding the media pool opportunities for WYD08 and the facilities and services provided.
Media organisations are invited to register online for the largest event that Australia will host in terms of international visitors. The event will also mark the first visit by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia.
Media registration is found at: www.wyd2008.org/media (Select Media Operations - Media Registration and Accreditation).
WYD08 is a week of event activities which will be held 15 – 20 July 2008 in Sydney. The event will attract approximately 125,000 international registered visitors to the event, and approximately 500,000 people to any of its major events.
Organisers are expecting between 3,000 – 5,000 media to attend and report on World Youth Day.
Media will need to read the advisory and complete the online form prior to media registration closing on Friday, 20 June 2008.
Media registration and accreditation will be managed by a dedicated team within the WYD08 Communications Department.
For any further questions or enquiries on media registration and accreditation please email: media.accreditation@wyd2008.org.
For any general media and communications enquiries, please email media@wyd2008.org
Further information on other media-related services can also be found at www.wyd2008.org/media
World Youth Day Sydney 2008 is hosted by the Catholic Church, but open to all.
The Australian Embassy Tel Aviv is proud to support the current edition of Picnic Magazine. Featuring the works of 12 Australian artists, the Magazine is a text-free publication devoted to contemporary art. Produced in Israel, the current edition of the Magazine is a collaborative Israel-Australia project aimed at building cultural dialogue between our two societies.
Australia and Israel enjoy a growing cultural exchange, which is underpinned by strong people-to-people links and efforts by key cultural partners, including the Australia Israel Cultural Exchange (AICE) to strengthen cultural interactions between our two countries.
As the pieces featured in Picnic Magazine reflect, Australian visual arts are increasingly global in vision and activity and Australian artists, both indigenous and non-indigenous are enjoying unprecedented levels of international attention and recognition. The growing profile of the Australian arts scene internationally reflects Australia’s contemporary reality – its multicultural society with a strong global economic, social and cultural trajectory.
For more information on Picnic Magazine and the current second edition sponsored by the Australian Embassy Tel Aviv, please visit: www.picnicmagazine.net
For information on Australian cultural organizations and resources: Directory of Australian cultural organisations and resources