A huge mural called "If you want, it's not a fairy tale", will now decorate a building in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, after it was inaugurated at the initiative of the Israeli Embassy in the country.
The painting, by the artist Zoe Saber, shows a colorful mosaic of Israeli landscapes, and it was given to the city as a gift to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Israel and Lithuania, and in honor of the upcoming 700th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Vilnius.
"The painting reflects the face of Israeli society and instills in its viewers a sense of optimism in the spirit of the vision of Herzl, the father of the nation whose portrait appears in the work," Israel's ambassador to Lithuania, Hadas Wittenberg-Zilberstein, said at the Hanukkah ceremony.
The ambassador thanked the previous embassy team that initiated the project and added: "I have every hope for continued cooperation and the expansion of the good ties between Israel and Lithuania in such an artistic manner and on many other levels."
Israel's ambassador to Lithuania, Hadas Wittenberg-Zilberstein and the mayor of Vilnius, Remigius Simasius, photo: Konstantin Lagosha
The mayor of Vilnius, Remigius Shimashius, thanked Israel for the gift given to his city, saying: "Even in the cold winter days, this painting brings in a colorful ray of light that stands out against the snowy weather of our city."
Zoe Saber, the creator of the painting, an artist born in Ukraine, participated in the ceremony and at the embassy's request gave an art workshop for Ukrainian refugee children at the refugee center operating in Vilnius.
The ambassador in Lithuania, the artist Zoe Saber and the deputy ambassador Erez Golan, photo: Konstantin Legosha
The ceremonial ceremony for the inauguration of the mural was also attended by Israel's Deputy Ambassador to Lithuania and the person who managed the project, Erez Golan, representatives of the Jewish community, ambassadors from various countries, government representatives and journalists.
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