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ame another city in the EC
world that is holy to the
three great monotheistic g
religions; whose spiritual
powers are revered by so many; >
over which more battles and
sieges have been waged; more
tears have been shed; more
prayers poured out; and which
has a fax number direct to heav-
en: c/o The Western Wall (972-2-
612-222) ...
Jerusalem — spiritual and na-
tional epicenter of the Jewish
people — will celebrate, through-
out 1996, its trimillenium: 3,000
years since King David con-
quered it from the Jebusites, es-
tablishing it as Israel's capital.
Indeed King David shep-
herd, musician, warrior, states-
man, poet, dancer — is one of the
most fascinating characters in
the Bible and his diversity of tal-
ent will be reflected in the spec-
trum of events scheduled for
1996. Although the date is not en-
tirely agreed upon by all schol-
ars, 1996 fit for all intents and
purposes. Anyway, after so much
history and so many years, who's
counting?
Culturally, artistically and ed-
ucationally, a feast of events will
envelop Jerusalem in 1996. The
managing director of the orga-
nizing committee, Yossi Tal Gan,
says "Jerusalem 3000 is a year of
events designed to bring
Jerusalem to the world's atten-
tion and stress the long historic
connection of the Jewish people
to this city."
To this end, the proposed
schedule includes events which
center on King David himself,
most notably (and unofficially as
yet) a musical on his life (writ-
ten by the Oscar-winning team
of Alan Menken and Tim Rice),
to be staged at the Sultan's Pool
Amphitheater just below the Old
City walls.
In addition, Franco Zeffirelli,
the Italian director, will direct a
light and sound spectacular
chronicling the history of
Jerusalem since David, using the
Old City as a backdrop.
King David is probably best-
known for his psalms, which are
sung in synagogues and church-
es the world over. An open-air
gala concert in honor of his
psalms will take place at the Sul-
tan's Pool, and Indian born Zu-
bin Mehta, music director of the
Israel Philharmonic, will conduct
the orchestra and a huge choir
(with a number of world-famous
soloists).
Still hungry for more? A gas-
tronomic 12-course banquet
A concert at the Sultan's Pool.
catered by some of the world's
leading chefs and set in the re-
created ancient court of King
David, is planned. So, too, is an
evening of selections from "Shir
Hama'alot," written by King
David, including stories about his
life.
A drama written by Israeli
playwright Shmuel Hasfari
about the famous struggle be-
tween the king and his rebellious
son, Absalom, is to be staged in
the courtyard of the Tower of
David in the Old City.
Should you still be looking for
second helpings, Jerusalem is a
microcosm of Jewish art and cul-
ture. Along with the annual fes-
tivals — the Israel Festival (arts,
music, dance and theater), the
Jerusalem Film Festival, the In-
ternational Arabic Book Fair and
the International Festival of Pup-
pets Theater — visitors will wit-
ness an exhibition of the works
of famous photographers from Is-
rael and abroad; a Judaica 3000
exhibition of Jewish art; Arabic
literature, arts and crafts; and
a theatrical drama, The Dissi-
dents, written by Israeli play-
wright Yehoshua Sobol.
For classical connoisseurs,
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
and the opera Fidelio are both to
be conducted by Israeli Daniel
Barenboim, director of the Chica-
go Symphony Orchestra and the
Berlin Opera. Verdi's opera
Nabucco, based on the destruc-
tion of the First Temple, is to be
performed by an Italian opera
company.
Between courses, sit back and
watch some of the world's great-
est players compete in the King
David International Chess Tour-
nament.
The Jewish Agency, in its liai-
son role with the Diaspora, is or-
ganizing an international quiz on
Jerusalem. It is also producing a
plethora of multimedia educa-
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