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Petah Tikva invites you to the most "creator of the wall" festival that takes place this week

The colony, founded in 1878, combines past, present and future with a short jump to the center.

The "Creator of the Wall" festival, which begins today, will be held throughout the week in Petah Tikva.

Opportunity to see special performances (mostly free) and on the way get to know some of the city's museums, history sites and attractions

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Sunday, 07 November 2021, 12:30 Updated: 12:41

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When you think of a day of fun, Petah Tikva is probably not the first option, but a tour of the mother colonies reveals a city that is at the peak of its development and flourishing. The colony, founded in 1878, combines past, present and future, with a short jump to the center. The opening of a new theater in the city, the urban renewal around the Museum Campus and the "

" theater festival

with a variety of plays, tours and performances happening next week, are a great opportunity to jump into the city and tour some nice hotspots and cost? almost free.

Today (Sunday) the "Creator of the Wall" festival kicks off, which will last until November 11, and will be the opening signal for the activity of a new theater in the city. As part of the festival, five new original productions will premiere, most of them created by women, as well as a place-dependent dance show, music performances, multidisciplinary performances and a contemporary adaptation of an international play from Poland. The variety of events will take place in the new theater, the art museum and throughout the cultural complex.The museums will be open at night for tours in the spirit of the festival.

In the festival program, social and critical performances, combining worlds of dance, theater, music and stage on various topics, stage gestures for women older than life - full Goldberg and Marilyn Monroe to explore new femininity, a guided audio-visual journey in the museum and a show that brings together dancers and musicians. Survivors "and a multi-instrumental musical performance.

A cafe and outdoor musicals, field actors and more.

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Adma Band with the show "Black Belt" (Photo: To the Speaker's Office)

city ​​center

Founders 'Square:

In the city center, at the intersection of Haim Ozer and Stampfer streets, the Founders' Square was the center of the colony's social, cultural and economic life in its infancy.

On Hovevei Zion Street is the Great Synagogue, also called "Beit Yaakov" in memory of Yaakov James Rothschild, the father of Baron Edmund Rothschild. Construction of the synagogue began in 1890 and was completed almost a decade later. In front of the building are three impressive sundials, built by Rabbi Moshe Shapira. The building has been renovated in recent years and preserves many elements from the past. The synagogue is still impressive, active and central .

Down Hovevei Zion Street, which was one of the main streets of the colony, is the old printing house, which was rented by Shmuel Leib Greenbaum and operated a printing press with a printing machine he brought especially from Germany, which specialized in printing paper wrapped oranges shipped abroad, stamped Jaffas citrex The machine is still working (!) And visitors who come to the place enjoy operating a machine and workshops that take place at the place (students and / or the general public by prior arrangement).

The Great Synagogue in Petah Tikva (Photo: Official Website, Gellerj)

Yad LaBanim Park (Photo: Petah Tikva Speaker's Office)

Women's Discourse House (Svetitsky House):

On nearby Montefiore Street, lies the Svetitsky House, which is now used as a unique house in the country that tells the story of the women of the colony whose oil is absent from the pages of history. A women's discourse house is housed in the Svetitsky House, one of the first settlers in the colony, which was built in the 1920s and has preserved its appearance. It was made available to the public by the Svititsky family, and an exciting video and a rich archive about the women, their workers and their families are shown, making the visit to the home a real experience. The visit is accompanied by guidance tailored to the target audience on the issue of the commemoration of women throughout history and equal opportunities. At the center of the visit, you can watch a fascinating and exciting feature film in which you will be exposed to the story of a number of women who made a significant contribution to the establishment and development of the city, and the difficulties that accompanied them along the way. Later in the visit you can wander through the positions of the computerized archive and discover the story of other women, entrepreneurs, pioneers and pioneers.

The old market underwent a significant renovation during the corona. In the Petah Tikva market, there are plenty of vegetable and fruit stalls, bakeries, small restaurants and a new young complex - "Basta 43", a young bar and a complex, where performances, events and exhibitions take place.

Avraham Shapira, the legendary guard of Petah Tikva, earned a variety of nicknames: the elder of the guards, Sheikh Ibrahim Micha, and he was known for his sturdy figure, erect stature, elegant dress, pipe and noble horse. The affair of his life includes the history of the Petah Tikva colony and the small Jewish settlement before the establishment of the state.

Avraham Shapira is known for his courage as the proud Hebrew guard of the colony, along with his special relationship with the Arab neighbors.

His longevity conferred on him many public positions and on his death he bequeathed his home for the city and its inhabitants which he loved so much.

The house is housed in a unique and picturesque one-story building, which has been declared a historic site for preservation.

The house has murals and decorated floors that have been exposed in recent years and have remained intact since it was built by Avraham Shapira in 1905. The building to which Cypress Avenue leads, is built in the format of the peasant houses of yesteryear and is now used as a cultural center.

The house hosts jazz performances in an intimate atmosphere with wine and by candlelight, chamber concerts, "artist meetings" with the best rock artists in Israel, evenings of Yiddish singing under the direction of Kobi Luria and more.

The house has a showroom for guarding and defending in Petah Tikva, which includes a film about the legendary Avraham Shapira-Hashomer.

Petah Tikva Market (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Svetitsky House (Photo: Petah Tikva Speaker's Office)

The Blue Bird Gallery:

On the nearby Rothschild Street is the Blue Bird Gallery - Petah Tikva Artists' House, which was established next to the mythological cafe that operated in the 1940s and 1950s in the backyard of the Gan Or cinema and closed in the 1960s. Opposite you can see the impressive Pika House, which was the first elementary school in the colony.

Petah Tikva Cultural Complex. You can visit the Petah Tikva Museum of Art, the Rishonim Museum and the Museum of Man and the Environment and of course the Zoo, the ticket is valid for two months (you do not have to visit all the places on the same day).

The Museum of Contemporary Art is considered one of the leading in the country, displaying works by Israeli and international artists in a variety of mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, video, cinema, architecture, installation and performance. The global in the contemporary era, with an emphasis on promoting innovative approaches in relation to the museum space and breaking traditional conventions and boundaries between different artistic mediums and the modes of their presentation. These approaches underlie the curatorial line led by the museum since its reopening in 2000.

One of the most experiential and fun museums for children for family fun.

Worth taking a few hours of fun.

The Museum of Man and the Environment, which specializes in the fields of anatomy and physiology of the human body, alongside environmental issues and the interactions between man and his environment.

The museum has permanent exhibits;

The heart of the matter, a person in motion, air, what's going on - senses and an exhibition "Near and Far from Home" (Museum stuffed animals collection).

Along with the regular exhibitions, there are also changing exhibitions from time to time on various topics. The exhibitions are interactive and allow for learning and self-experience at any age.

The original exhibits were designed for self-activation to enhance the experience of experience and visit.

Rishonim Museum (Photo: Eyal Shapira)

Museum of Man and the Environment (Photo: Eyal Shapira)

Rishonim Museum:

The Petah Tikva History Museum presents the daily life of the mother of the colonies from past to present, through diverse exhibitions, experiential tours, live actors who lead visitors to the past in an experiential way, games, original films, interactive games, educational programs and theatrical instruction.

The museum has a rich archive of pictures and stories, and manages to make history accessible to parents and children in an experiential, entertaining and up-to-date way for us today.

The Museum Campus is immersed in a large green park, Yad Labanim Park, which also houses the city's zoo, a natural gem in the city's navel (who remembers the mythological chimpanzee Johnny), and Independence Park, designed by renowned landscape architect Lipa Yahalom.

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