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Ofir, el Viaje, the Spanish and Ladino for "the travel", is a project dedicated to bring Sephardic up to date music through the Northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, in a similar travel than that one the Sephardic Jews made when they were expelled from Spain by the Catholic Kings to reach into the eastern tip of Europe: Bitola, in Macedonia, the historic city of Monastir, where one of the most important Sephardic communities settled in the exile from Sepharad. They kept the ladino language and their music alive until the extermination in 1943.

On the route, they'll spread the message of tolerance, respect and coexistence of the mythical Spain of the Three Cultures, bringing again ladino language and Sephardic music to the streets of the historic Monastir.

The dates for the tour are:

- July 11th: Madrid. Centro Sefarad-Israel. 20h. 8 € entrance + free CD.
- July 13rd: Zaragoza. Centro Cultural Universidad. With the collaboration of Producciones Che y Moche. 19:30. 6 €
- July 14th: Barcelona. Casa Elizalde.Organized by Institut de Música Jueva. (Spain)
- July 18th: Lamon (Belluno). Chiesa di San Daniele (Italy). 20:30. 
- July 21st: Prilep Cultural Summer, 20h. (Macedonia)
- July 22nd: Lokum Fest-music & tradition, Bitola (Macedonia)
- July 23rd: Skopje Cultural Summer. 21h (Macedonia)
- July 24th: Mostar World Music Festival. Aleksa Club, 22h. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- July 27th: Narbonne, Le Paradox (France)
- July 28 th: Tarazona. Plaza Judería (España). Workshop "El Retorno a Sefarad". Entrada libre. 20h
- July 29th: Toledo, Sinagoga del Tránsito (Spain)

This project has the kind support of Casa Sefarad-Israel, the Macedonian Embassy in Madrid and Sephardic Stories. The translation into Macedonian languaje has been done by the Macedonian Embassy in Madrid.

Support letter by Casa Sefarad-Israel / Support letter by the Embassy

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