ÿþ<html><head><META HTTP-EQUIV='Content-Type' CONTENT='text/html; charset=iso-8859-8'><meta id="HeadTags1_pageIsSearchable" name="IsSearchable" content="true"></meta><meta id="HeadTags1_pageSearchSubTitle" name="searchSubTitle" content="Greetings from the Mayor"></meta><meta id="HeadTags1_pageDescription" name="description" content="âÙèÙÙê ÙèÕéÜÙÝ Greetings from the Mayor"></meta><meta name="ROBOTS" content="FOLLOW,INDEX"><title>Greetings from the Mayor</title><link href="http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/Tables/StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /></head><body onMouseOut="try{parent.parent.HideDetails();}catch(e){};" bgcolor='e5e5e5'><table border='0' cellpadding='2' width='500'><tr><td><h1 style='display: none;'>Greetings from the Mayor</h1><table width='500' border='0' ><tr><td></td></tr></table><table width='500' border='0'><tr><td><tr><td width='80%'><font size='4' color='#6599FF' face='arial'><b>Greetings from the Mayor</b></font></td><td width='200' align='right'></td></tr></td></tr></table><table width='500' border='0'><tr><td><tr><td colspan='3'><font size='2' face='arial'><table width='500' border='0'><tr><td><tr><td colspan='3'><font size='2' face='arial'><table border='0' width='550' dir='ltr'><tr><td valign='top' ><img src='http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/pages/barkat.jpg'/></td><td valign='top'><div style='text-align: justify'><font color='#000000' face='arial' size='2'><br> <b>Dear visitors,</b><br/><br> Each season of the year, is a beautiful time to visit Jerusalem.<br> Every season will expose you to different sides of the rich culture<br> and history of the most amazing city in the universe.<br><br> Jerusalem is once again becoming the cultural center of Israel, as proven by the thousands of people who visited the city's summer events, festivals, shows and street parties.<br> <tr><td colspan='2' valign='top'><div style='text-align: justify'><font color='#000000' face='arial' size='2'><br> Culture is the air that Jerusalem breaths and that's why this year, we have doubled the cultural budget and are working extremely hard to develop more cultural sites in the city.<br> </div><br>The Hamshushalayim festival offers you a chance to discover Jerusalem during the fall and beginning of winter and take part in dozens of intimate, varied cultural events.<br> <br>This is the fifth year that the city will host the Hamshushalayim festival, following the successful summer events that joined together create a succession of cultural events and festivals all year long.<br> <br>The Hamshushalayim 2009 will focus on events that appeal to the young audience and students who are currently beginning their academic year. In addition, together with the Israel Hotel Association, the city has created a number of unique, attractive packages and benefits for visitors staying in the city.<br> <br>I invite you to visit Jerusalem and get a close impression of the city's spirit of cultural renewal and flourishing. We praise all the wonderful people who helped organize and produce these events as well as all our partners in the city's cultural institutes for the impressive list of events. <br><br> <br> <b>Regards,<br><br> Nir Barkat - Mayor of Jerusalem</b></font></div></td></tr></table><br> <br> <script type=''text/javascript''><br> var gaJsHost = ((''https:'' == document.location.protocol) ? ''https://ssl.'' : ''http://www.'');<br> document.write(unescape(''%3Cscript src=''' + gaJsHost + ''google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E''));<br> </script><br> <script type=''text/javascript''><br> try {<br> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(''UA-7878145-1'');<br> pageTracker._trackPageview();<br> } catch(err) {}</script></font></td></tr></td></tr></table><tr><td></td></tr></table></body></html>