19 November 2007
Israeli Ambassador to Belarus translates works by Vasil Bykov into Hebrew
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Belarus Zeev Ben-Arie was the first to translate Vasil Bykov’s works into Hebrew. The presentations of the short story Poor People translated into Hebrew will be held on December 11 in the Israeli Culture and Information Center. In October 2007, the short story was published in the magazine of the Israeli Union of Writers. Now the translation of another Vasil Bykov’s short story Conformation is ready, Mr. Zeev Ben-Arie told BelTA. “When I found out that this outstanding Belarusian writer has never been translated into Hebrew, I decided to fill the gap,” the diplomat said. He added that if the first two stories would come to the liking of the public he would continue translating. According to the diplomat, Belarus and Israel have been boosting cultural cooperation. Thus, during the 14th Minsk international film festival Listapad 2007, Belarusian cinema goers had an opportunity to get familiar with Israeli cinema. In December this year, famous Israeli singer Alona Daniel will perform in Minsk. In February 2008, Israel will take part in the international book fair Books of Belarus.