A young Ethiopian Israeli receives the piano of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak "J-Wire

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A young Ethiopian-Israeli boy whose rare musical talent has featured him in Israeli news has received his own piano from a former prime minister Israeli.

Oshri Bitau with his mother and their new piano. Photo: Hadashot news

Ten-year-old Oshri Bitau from Nazareth Illit discovered that his piano teacher had exceptional piano playing skills, but his family could not afford to pay for it an instrument. Oshri would train on an old piano at his elementary school at the end of the school day.

So, when Hadashot television published a story about the boy, who played for the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and other public places, The network reported that the news bureau was inundated with. Calls from sympathizers who wanted to help him buy a piano.

But when Hadashot contacted the mother of Oshri, Alam, they discovered Ehud Barak, a former Israeli prime minister and amateur pianist. had already sent him arrangements for a new Yamaha piano to be delivered to Bitau's house.

Oshri was quoted in Ynet as saying that the gift of the piano gave him "a feeling that I had never felt before the minister brings you a piano.I never want to leave this piano again." has become a reality, now I'm going in. It's only the beginning. "

JNS

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