Thank you Erkan
Erin had talked of Daniel Barenboim, a man who is doing what he can to promote peace and understanding in the Middle East, just a day or two before Erkan posted about him.
Argentine-born Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, center, presents the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the St. Irene museum, a 6th century Byzantine church, in Istanbul, Turkey, late Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, during a concert organized by IKSV, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, and sponsored by Turkey's Jewish Community.
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which is composed of Israeli and Arab musicians, was founded by Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said and Israeli pianist-conductor Daniel Barenboim in 1999 with the aim of developing peace and intercultural dialogue in the Middle East. The orchestra, consisting of 110 musicians from 17 countries including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Spain, the Netherlands, and Israel.
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