Christmas 2012: how national minorities celebrate

Chernivtsi Television, 2012. The program “Palitra” about Christmas celebrations in the city.

In the video: German People's House — Christmas celebrations; festive events at the Polish People's House, caroling in Polish; Hanukkah celebrations in Central Square; festive concert on the occasion of Hanukkah at the Academic Palace; Chernivtsi Cultural Center “Vernissage,” art exhibition.

Interviews: Alexander Schlamp, head of the Austrian-German cultural association “Vidrodzhennia”; Andriy Vynohradnyk, head of the German youth organization “Bukovynskyi Feniks”; Marta Melnyk and Anna Slupetska — members of the German youth organization “Bukovynskyi Feniks”; Father Marek; Vladislav Strutynsky, head of the A. Mickiewicz Polish Cultural Society; Menachem Glitsenstein, chief rabbi of the Chernivtsi region; Hanukkah participants Isaac, Mykola, Lydia; Mykhailo Papiev, head of the regional state administration; Noach Kofmansky, chief rabbi of the Chernivtsi region; Vitaliy Mikhailishin, secretary of the city council; Leonid Fuks, director of the regional charity fund “Hesed-Shushana”; Mykhailo Silin, musician; Larisa Kanyuka, director of the “Vernissage” cultural center; Ivan Petrusyak, Head of the Regional Department of Culture; Marina Libanova, visitor to the exhibition; artists Orest Kryvoruchko and Alexander Garmyder.

The program includes a clip by Oksana Savchuk. Part of the interview is in russian.