Purim in Tel Aviv


Imagine if Halloween meant school closings, office costume parties, and a four-day weekend.


On Friday, I met with cousins Nurit and her husband Yoni. After passing through a security checkpoint, we joined the crowds of costumed kids and adults on Dizengoff Street, which was closed off for the holiday. There were stages set up every few blocks featuring kids' groups singing and dancing. After meeting Nurit's brother-in-law, his partner, and the two mens' son Alon, we went to Cafe Batia, which has been there since before Independence. We also met Batia, who has been there since independence. There are photos of her as a teenager and of the street before it was even paved. It is now in the center of older Tel Aviv. The town is full of skyscrapers, but this original area, the "White City" is a Bauhaus Center (see next entry). [Click here to see the Purim revelry .]

Posted: Fri - March 25, 2005 at 02:11 PM        

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