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31 January 2019 Jewish News
Cannes/ Travel
Pesach by the
PALMS
Fancy a starry seder? Brie Bailey can assist history MOVIE STARS AND MATZO. La Croisette and charoset. As unlikely as these pairings may be they come together beautifully when Passover is organised by D’holy Days in Cannes. Picture yourself for a moment spending Pesach on the Cote D’azur just weeks before the film festival takes place and the excitement is tangible. The stars won’t arrive until May, but for host and hostess Shlomo and Dolly Lelouche all guests are treated like A’Listers and get a five star experience at the Novotel Cannes Montfleury. This is the company’s fifth year hosting at the 180-room property and they say it gets better every year. “Every year we add to the experience bringing new interesting chefs and altering the decoration,” says Tunisian-born Dolly. “The Novotel is in a quiet and green residential area that is a few minutes walk from the Croisette, the beach and the luxury shops. It is perfect.” As a mother of eight (“four boys, four girls – and we didn’t plan it” Dolly knows how to project manage and the letters from her guests spell that out . As one wrote: A l’attention de Monsieur et Madame Lelouche - après ce beau séjour de Pessah “ que vous nous avez offert: - Merci pour votre chaleureux accueil - Merci pour toutes vos attentions , pour votre présence constante et votre dévouement – which roughly translated says: “Thanks for the beautiful stay, warm welcome , attention to detail, constant
The luxurious Novotel Cannes Montfleury is in a quiet and green area that is just a few minutes walk from the Croisette
presence and dedication.” And that’s the sort of testimonial 2019’s Passover week in Cannes will generate as the couple have more renowned chefs and pastry chefs creating French, Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine that is Glatt Hide Lamehadrine under the strict supervision of Rav Mordechai Rottenberg chlita. Entertainment will be provided by the Franco-Israeli star Aaron Meir Hayoun who will perform all kinds of music as well as the oriental singer Yoel Zetlaoui. Those who can hold a tune will get to prove it at the karaoke shows which will Aaron Meir also be for the children who will Hayoun be constantly occupied at the swimming pools and the Mini Club which will operate from 10am to 5pm every day with a team of professionals leading all activities excursions to hamoed h’ol. There will also be stories for the kids during services which will be Ashkenazi and Sephardi and orchestrated by “renowned H’azanim.” With eight children and many years of hosting festivals at hotels around the globe, Monsieur et Madame Lelouche know what it takes to keep an audience happy and the majestic palms give Pesach extra glitz. www.dholydays.com Tel and whatsapp: +336 60 88 26 / +336 64 38 06 36
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