"Since the announcement of the termination of the 'Israeli Shabbat' project, I have been depressed," said this morning Tali Figelson, director of the Tel-Hai Yard Museum.
According to her, "The termination of the project is a serious blow to our museum and to museums in the periphery in general. This beautiful initiative significantly increased the number of visitors and helped us get back on our feet after the crisis of the Corona period."
Figelson emphasized that the museum, like all the sites that participated in Israeli Shabbat, qualified the site from a halachic point of view to operate on Shabbat and noted that the project also took place on Fridays before Shabbat.
"We did everything necessary so that all the people of Israel could enjoy and be exposed to heritage and history. This is a project that appealed to all strata of the population and made the museum accessible to everyone. There was a real closeness of hearts here, a large crowd came, even residents of the area who did not know the place. It is a sad day for us."
Aybak Napso, director of the Circassian Heritage Center in Kfar Kama, also said that stopping the project would be a serious blow to the site.
"It was an amazing project that doubled the number of visitors on weekends. Families came on Fridays and Saturdays, from all sectors and strata of the population - religious and secular Jews, Arabs, Druze. Something special happened here. People came and were exposed to our village, our culture and the special fabric of life that exists between localities The Lower Galilee".
According to Nafso, "In terms of the government investment, this is money, but for the websites it is a significant project that significantly affects their activity."
He said that thanks to the money he saved on advertising and marketing activities, he was able to present to visitors performances by a Circassian dance troupe.
Now he may have to stop it.
"This project brought the people of Israel to sites of significant heritage and culture. Many have not been exposed to these sites until today. It is a shame that it will stop," he said.
Iris Haring, director of the YKA Museum and the Farmers' Yards in Kfar Tabor, said that "this is a severe moral and financial blow." According to her, "'Israeli Shabbat' exposed the museum to new audiences that had not entered us until then.
Many visitors and travelers came thanks to an Israeli Sabbath and thanked for it.
They said that their past is really a gift.
I saw that the audience was really thirsty for the cultural offerings that opened up to them.
Until then, mainly groups of retired people and schools would come. Thanks to the Israeli Sabbath, more and more families started coming.
" Shabbat receptions and a performance by a musical group were held. According to her, thanks to the Mazim, the number of visitors to the museum doubled.
She added that the project had a positive effect on the entire area. "A connection was created between the sites in the vicinity and the visitors moved from site to site and stayed in the area for a whole day.
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