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64. Exhibition – Paintings according to the Bible PNA/Palest.
at „Abrahams Herberge“ in Beit Jala
Nat. Author.
„The voice of the Bible -
As Seen with a Brush“
“And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a
freshly plucked olive leaf.”
Paintings after the Bible by Hasida Landau, Kibbuz
Schluchoth, Israel
Exhibited at „Abrahams Herberge“ in Beit Jala,
Palestine
and as Road-
Exhibition in
Germany
The Dove and the Olive Leaf
Genesis 8, 11
We are very grateful to Hasida Landau to be the first to present a series of her wonderful
paintings after the Hebrew Bible in Abrahams Herberge (Abraham’s Guesthouse). We highly
appreciate this as a sign of the relatedness with our dream of a dignified and just peace between
our peoples.
Therefore, I’d like to repeat here my conviction which I’ve held for many years:
„Israel needs Palestine and Palestine needs Israel.„
Both peoples are interdependent. The blessing and prosperity of one of them depend on the
blessing and prosperity of the other. In other words: If you love Israel, you should help Palestine.
And if you love Palestine you should come to Israel’s help. We are all Abraham’s children and
summoned to a life in peace with each other. Building Abrahams Herberge our parish set a sign
of peace, trusting the divine promise to Abraham “ And in you all the families of the earth will be
blessed" (Genesis 12:3). Many people – especially from Germany, Switzerland, and
Scandinavia – have helped us ideally and materially and continue to do so.
From where shall come the power to turn our backs to the spiral of mutual acts of violence and
to build bridges for peace across borders if not from the three big religions of our native
countries? Despite many obstacles we persevere in building such a bridge between Schluchoth
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