Coming to Your Home: Heritage Sites, "Zoom-Heritage"

Due to the complex reality of these days, and although heritage sites are closed to the general public, it is still possible to "visit" them, even from a distance. The Council for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel offers "Zoom-Heritage" every day at 4:00 PM – a series of virtual tours of heritage sites across the country, including the stories of the site and the key figures associated with it, as well as Q&A sessions with the site managers.

Upcoming Tours:

Thursday, March 5, Janco-Dada Museum in Ein Hod: A visit to the studio of the renowned artist Marcel Janco, and an introduction to his life, his work, and the unique building in the Ein Hod artists' village, which was preserved with the help of the Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites.

Sunday, March 8, Memorial to the Fighting Hebrew Woman in Old Nitzanim: In honor of International Women's Day, a tour will be held at the site commemorating the heroism of women in Israel's wars, from the War of Independence to October 7 and the "Iron Swords" war. The site was originally established following the decision of ten women from Nitzanim not to evacuate with the other women and children ahead of the expected battle with the Egyptian army during the War of Independence, but rather to stay and fight. Three of them fell in the difficult battle: Mira Ben-Ari – the kibbutz radio operator, who was killed in hand-to-hand combat after refusing to surrender and shooting an Egyptian commander; Shulamit Dorchin, the medic who stayed to treat the wounded under fire until the final moments of the battle and died of her wounds in Egyptian captivity; and Devorah Epstein, who fought until her last bullet.

Monday, March 9, HaMizgaga Museum in Nahsholim: The impressive stone building was built in 1891 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild as a factory for glass bottles for the wineries in Zichron Ya'akov and Rishon LeZion. The factory was managed by Meir Dizengoff, who later became the first mayor of Tel Aviv. The glass factory (Mizgaga) closed about three years after its opening due to malaria and lack of economic viability, and after all its workers and glass experts abandoned the site. Today, a museum operates at the site, telling the story of the Baron's initiative and the beginning of industry in the Land of Israel. Simultaneously, it serves as a home for marine and land archaeological activities in the Dor and Nahsholim bays, including discoveries from the ancient city of Dor, the ancient port, underwater archaeology, and evidence of the blue (Tekhelet) and purple dye industry in ancient times.

Join all Zoom-Heritage tours at this link

(Photo: Zvi Henry Cohen)