The program “Sephardic Night – The Keys of Spain” will be held today, July 8th, at the Bosnian Cultural Center of Canton Sarajevo (CS), as part of the “Bascarsija Nights” Festival.
In addition to the presentation of Sephardic customs and cuisine, this year the program will feature the group Evoeh (Spain), and as special guests, the audience will be introduced to Alma Subasic, Antonija Batinic, and Mirza Redzepagic, the Bosnian Cultural Center announced.
The program is organized by the Haggadah Sarajevo Association, in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain, and the scriptwriter, director, and host of the program will be Eli Tauber.
Sephardic Night is a traditional event that has been held for 18 years within the “Bascarsija Nights”. In the beginning, it was a presentation of Sephardic cuisine, and today it is a performance that encompasses Sephardic culture and tradition, what Sephardim brought to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from distant Spain.
This year’s program is titled “The Keys of Spain”, and it is about a beautiful legend that speaks of how the Jews, fleeing from Spain 500 years ago, took the keys to their homes with them in the hope that one day they would return to Spain. They did not only bring the keys to their homes but also brought their Ladino language, their proverbs, their culture and tradition, Sephardic cuisine, and Sephardic romance.
Entrance to the program is free, it was announced.
