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The patriarchal age is one of great importance for the people of Israel: it begins with Abraham’s journey, a daring voyage to a strange land led by faith in a then new, single God, who said unto him: “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1).

Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian Police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at an initiation ceremony but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport. They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate, almost forgotten, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. A lost band in a lost town. Not many people remember this. It wasn’t that important. "The Band’s Visit" won the best Israeli Movie of the year, and if there is one foreign movie you must see this year, don t miss "The Band’s Visit"

Raw Art Gallery is a young and innovative Israeli contemporary art gallery, dedicated to exhibit and promote emerging and cutting-edge contemporary Israeli and international artists locally and worldwide. Raw Art Gallery goal is to become a center of excellence for contemporary art in Tel Aviv, have an effective presence in the cultural life of the city and be a worthy ‘art ambassador’ in the international art community.