This is a poster advertising the celebration of lighting the eighth Chanukah candle that was held on Sunday, December 27, 1981 in Tel Aviv. The poster, written in English, states that the event was sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and was to include lighting the Chanukah candles and music. A picture of a chanukiya with eight lit candles is also featured on the poster. The event was held with “the generous contribution” of Israeli companies of the time: Shiff Hotel Chain, Osem, “West” Wine, Monford, and Discount Bank. The programme included music from the Kfar Chabad Orchestra, a singer called Gabi Berlin, and a choir from the school Kiryat Chinuch Yaffo. The bright and colourful illustration at the bottom of the poster depicts eight people joining arms and dancing. Each of the eight people is dressed in a different style, depicting different groups in Jewish Israeli society: a kibbutznik, a Chasid, a tourist with a camera around her neck, a Yemenite Jews, a typical sabra, and a businessman. The overall image is of a diverse group of Jews, men and women, singing and dancing together.
It is interesting to note the venue of the event: Kikar Namir. This is a square, also known as Atarim Square, which is situated near the beach in Tel Aviv and connected to the promenade. Once a neighbourhood of shacks and shanties built to house Jewish refugees who were banished from Jaffa in 1921, it became a tourist centre and the centre of Tel Aviv night life in the 1970s and 1980s. The area has declined ever since, and all attempts to renovate the square have failed.
Discussion Questions
Observation
Reading Between the Lines
Connections
Creative Ideas
Write a journal entry of someone who attended the event.
Plan a Chanukah party for your class and design a poster to advertise it.
This is a poster advertising the celebration of lighting the eighth Chanukah candle that was held on Sunday, December 27, 1981 in Tel Aviv. The poster, written in English, states that the event was sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and was to include lighting the Chanukah candles and music. A picture of a chanukiya with eight lit candles is also featured on the poster. The event was held with “the generous contribution” of Israeli companies of the time: Shiff Hotel Chain, Osem, “West” Wine, Monford, and Discount Bank. The programme included music from the Kfar Chabad Orchestra, a singer called Gabi Berlin, and a choir from the school Kiryat Chinuch Yaffo. The bright and colourful illustration at the bottom of the poster depicts eight people joining arms and dancing. Each of the eight people is dressed in a different style, depicting different groups in Jewish Israeli society: a kibbutznik, a Chasid, a tourist with a camera around her neck, a Yemenite Jews, a typical sabra, and a businessman. The overall image is of a diverse group of Jews, men and women, singing and dancing together.
It is interesting to note the venue of the event: Kikar Namir. This is a square, also known as Atarim Square, which is situated near the beach in Tel Aviv and connected to the promenade. Once a neighbourhood of shacks and shanties built to house Jewish refugees who were banished from Jaffa in 1921, it became a tourist centre and the centre of Tel Aviv night life in the 1970s and 1980s. The area has declined ever since, and all attempts to renovate the square have failed.
Discussion Questions
Observation
Reading Between the Lines
Connections
Creative Ideas
Write a journal entry of someone who attended the event.
Plan a Chanukah party for your class and design a poster to advertise it.
Tel Aviv & Jaffa, Jewish Virtual Library
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