Very popular and highly reputed The Jerusalem Connection Report publication (Washington DC, USA) has picked up Michael Rogatchi’s Jewish Melody original art series as their Rosh Ha-Shanah (Jewish New Year) Highlight, and also has made a special presentation of the series and the forthcoming event of its inaugural exhibition in Vilnius, Lithuania, in September 2013.
The Jerusalem Connection is presenting a Rosh Hashana special from good friends, Inna and Michael Rogatchi of The Rogatchi Foundation, an international culture charity which supports and promotes culture, education, moral and historic heritage of the Jewish people. This original painting and the JEWISH MELODY original art series was created by Michael specifically for the series of events surrouding the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Vilnius (the capital of Lithuania) Ghetto extermination during WWII. Michael’s connection to Lithuania, Vilnius and Litvaks is very personal as parts of Michael’s and his wife Inna Rogatchi’s families are Litvaks by their origin. Both Michael and Inna feel a strong bond with this great group of their people, the country of their origin.
We here at The Jerusalem Connection rejoice with the Rogatchis and send our greetings to the hundreds of participants from all around the globe who are expected to come to Vilnius, once known as “the Jerusalem of the North,”to commemorate this sobering and significant mark in modern history. Michael’s JEWISH MELODY exhibition is a part of the official programme of the IV World Litvak Congress gathered in Lithuania in September 2013. Shana Tova from The Jerusalem Connection!
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The Jerusalem Connection Report is the publication of The Jerusalem Connection, International, well-known American organisation promoting the bilateral USA-Israel relations and the vast array of matters related to it, on the highest and widely recognised international level. The organisation is run by well-known American hero, Brigadier General (retired) JAMES M. HUTCHENS, formerly Deputy Chaplain of the US Army, with invaluable help of his wife, prolific artist PAT MERCER HUTCHENS. Among the contributors to The Jerusalem Connection Report are leading figures of the international politics, including the former Israeli Ambassador to the USA Dr Yoram Ettinger, the head of the EMET think-tank Sarah Stern, leading The Jerusalem Post columnist Michael Freund, and many others. The JerUSAlem Connection International activities has been accounted for many years as indispensable part of the USA public international and the Middle-East policies on the highest and most respectful level.
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Previously, the musical art video Jewish Melody by Inna Rogatchi on the Michael Rogatchi’s original art series has been chosen by the one of the most popular Israeli sites – EretzYisrael.