Every once a while we get a chance to see an art collection of an institution, something that has been put together over the years – mostly works of local unknown artists who ultimately became valuable.  Today was a private viewing of some amazing art in the offices of Discount bank.  Works of artists from Rubin to Cherkaysky.  It must be worth a fortune, and it must be stuff that should be used to educate a society  for the development of Israeli art culture.  I imagine most artists around their world get some of the inspiration from seeing great works of their society.  But I’m in the middle of writing an article about English writers in Israel and it’s clear none of them know anything about earlier writers, and learn nothing from them, so maybe the whole idea of the development of culture doesn’t exist,  Maybe the whole concept of tradition doesn’t exist, maybe culture doesn’t develop.   But I always believed I have to do whatever I can to promote and develop Israeli culture.