Netherlands wins Jewrovision Song Contest for Europe’s Jewish Communities

Israelis are preparing for the main international event of the year -- the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Last week, in Antwerp, Belgium, the Jewrovision contest took place with some 200 participants - Jewish youth from nine European countries.

The 20th annual Jewrovision was sponsored by World Bnei Akiva (WBA) and sponsored by the KKL-JNF Education Department. This year’s theme was "Freedom" and the participating songs dealt with related content.

This year’s winner, a song titled “Kid”, sung by the Dutch participant, tells of a Jewish child (symbolizing the Jewish people) who is unable to find his place in the world, has no home or a place where he can be truly free. The main theme is the hope that although the child still has no home of his own and despite all the hardships he has endured, the child will eventually find a state in which he can live as a free man.

The Eurovision contest will take place in Israel at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds from May 14 to May 18. 

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