Habima Theater Troupe Visits Hebron After Performance

Habima, the national theater company of Israel headquartered in Tel
Aviv, returned to Kiryat Arba, Hebron’s sister community, for a sold-out performance of
Simanei Derech. Following the event, they traveled down the road to the adjacent city of
Hebron to visit the Tomb of Machpela, burial site of the Biblical Matriarchs and
Patriarchs. 

Simanei Derech, translated as “Road Signs” in Hebrew, is a new musical about the life
story of celebrated Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer. Famous for Jerusalem of Gold and
other classics, the play incorporates her songs as it depicts Shemer at four
intersections in her life, in which she is required to fight for her personal and
professional future. 

Habima has been traveling around the country to perform the musical. The legendary
theater company, originally founded in 1912, last performed in Kiryat Arba in 2016 with
A Simple Story [Sippur Pashut], based on the novel by famous
Israeli writer S. Y. Agnon. At the time, it raised eyebrows in some media circles
because Kiryat Arba and Hebron are located in Judea, which was part of Jordan between
1948 – 1967.

Actor Tal Mosseri posted a photo of his fellow performers in Hebron on his Facebook page
and wrote, ” There are nearly 250 performances of “Road Signs” as we plow across the
country. An exciting journey that will never end.

Yesterday we had a strong and powerful performance at the Kiryat Arba Culture Hall,
Hebron (plus a nightly spontaneous tour of the Tomb of the Patriarchs.)

 

The Jewish community of Hebron spokespersons office welcomed the visitors
stating, “the Habimah Theater in Kiryat Arba is long been no longer news. These
plays have already become part of the local cultural scene.”

 

 

 

 

United States contact info:



http://www.hebronfund.org

1760 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11230

718-677-6886

info@hebronfund.org

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Israeli contact info:

http://en.hebron.org.il/

02-996-5333

office@hebron.com

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hebronvideo

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