MICHAEL & INNA ROGATCHI DONATED THE ART COLLECTION TO THE HELSINKI JEWISH COMMUNITY
Inna Rogatchi, Yaron Nadbornik and Michael Rogatchi at the donation ceremony. Helsinki Jewish Community, September 2017. (C) The Rogatchi Foundation
On September 13th, 2017 Michael and Inna Rogatchi have handed their special celebrative art donation to Yaron Nadbornik, the chairman of the Jewish Community of Helsinki. The donation has been made at the time especially designated for charity, one week prior to the Jewish New Year, and it has been done in the name and in memory of the Michael and Inna Rogatchi's families, Reiss-Litowsky-Rogatchi and Chigrinsky-Elovitch-Bujanover.
Inna and Michael Rogatchi, with the art replica of the Michael's Rachel work. September 2017, Helsinki. Photo: Ruth Jakobson.
Michael and Inna Rogatchi handed to the chairman of the Jewish community of Helsinki Yaron Nadbornik ten museum-quality art replicas of the famous Michael's Forefathers series portraying the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs - more detail on the donation is here. The works will be divided between the community Club premises and Sara-House for Elderly. The Rogatchi Foundation also handed to the leadership of the Helsinki Jewish community their donation letter and the certificates of the authenticity for all donated works.
The gallery of the donated art works from the Michael Rogatchi's Forefathers project, The Patriarchs and the Matriarchs, at the Helsinki Jewish community. September 2017. (C) The Rogatchi Foundation
Yaron Nadbornik, the community Administrative director Anne Moilanen, and Ruth Jakobson, the writer for the Ha-Kehilah magazine of the Helsinki Jewish community all did express their deep gratitude for the art works to adore the premises of the community and the house for elderly. The donation ceremony was adorned with magnificent hand-made cake and coffee in the warm and friendly atmosphere.
Michael Rogatchi hands the letter of donation to Yaron Nadbornik. Helsinki, September 2017. (C) The Rogatchi Foundation
Michael and Inna Rogatchi and The Rogatchi Foundation are glad to express our happiness over the fact that the Michael's art on the Jewish theme and its heroes will live on the walls of the two important Jewish institutions in Finland.
