Purim in Rehovot Ended With an All-town Gala Celebration

Sunday, March 27, 2005 Rehovot celebrated the Purim Holidays. The Celebration took place at the Gan Ha'maginim opposite the Yad Le-Banim Hall. There was lots of fun, music and children and adults in fancy dress costumes.

As in recent years, the Rehovot Purim Gala had good security arrangements and featured a 3-hour free show by Rehovot studios and dance schools, a short welcoming speech given by Rehovot Mayor Shuki Forer, and the children's contest for the best Purim costume. On the entertainment program there were a variety of games for children (10 NIS per activity), pizza for 8 or 12 NIS for one or two slices, and candy floss for 5 NIS.

Similar celebrations took place in nearby Mazkeret Batia on Friday, March 25, where the major event, called Purimon, a Parade by Mazkeret Batia residents and their guests dressed in Purim costumes.

On March 25, Official representatives from Rehovot and many of its' residents, were busy with another important celebration, the reinstallation of the old Rehovot Bell on 32 Ya'acov Street, near Dondikov House, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the establishment of Rehovot. The report on this event will be presented in a forthcoming publication by MyRehovot.

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