French translation of the 'Sarajevo Haggadah' promoted.

Promotion of the French translation of the "Sarajevo Haggadah, History and Art" organized by the French Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNESCO Office in Sarajevo and the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held today at the National Museum of BiH.

Head of the UNESCO office in Sarajevo, SiniA!a A eA!um, said that it is extremely important that the Haggadah, after its English version and the version in local languages, now has a French version too.

'That means that it will be available to people from the French-speaking area. It is one big step in the promotion of the Sarajevo Haggadah, but also in the promotion of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a continuation of the cooperation between the Embassy of France, UNESCO and the National Museum on the promotion and protection of the Haggadah,' said A eA!um, adding that the project "Haggadah, closer to you" was launched in 2016.

Delila Dizdarevic did the translation of the Haggadah into French.

Director of the National Museum of BiH Mirsad Sijaric also stressed the importance of promoting the Sarajevo Haggadah through the project "Haggadah, closer to you", and stressed that he would like this valuable work to be translated into several languages.

Ambassador of France to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christine Toudic, pointed out that the Haggadah represents treasure and it is part of international culture.

'I think that it should not be available only to...

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