Excited Bull on Herzl Street Generated Major News in Rehovot's History

There has not been much news about Rehovot in the Israeli National and International media since MyRehovot started its publication six months ago until the week of Purim 2005. Although not related to Rehovot's 115 anniversary, the originator of the news was a curious bull that got loose from a nearby agricultural farm and came to Rehovot, puzzling the drivers, local residents and visitors. It is hard to say what was the main feeling of the people on the street: was this a threat, a holiday prank or perhaps the bull is another Purim decoration, or someone in a costume made by a true Costume master?

The few examples of media coverage of this "major" event are "Ox runs wild in Rehovot city center" ( The Jerusalem Post, 25 March 2005), "Bull joins Purim party: Police officers deployed in city of Rehovot face unusual intruder; bull captured after 40 minutes" by YnetNews (26 March 2005), and "No BS: Escaped bull runs wild in Rehovot" by Ha'aretz.

The bull apparently came from the Ness Ziona area, expressed no interest in Rehovot?s Bio- and Hi-Tech and Academic settings - ignoring Park Ha?mada in Rehovot, The Weizmann Institute of Science and The Faculty of Agriculture of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The bull could well have been rushing to a Rehovot 115 anniversary celebration that took place that Friday morning, March 25, just a hundred meters down on Herzl Street at Ya'acov Street, 32. This is where one of the oldest Rehovot Memorial houses, Dondikov House, is situated, and where the reinstallation of the old Rehovot Bell took place in the presence of Municipal Officials and many of the city's residents.

The bull was, however, "arrested" near The City Police Station where the Rehovot Purim show abruptly ended. If the bull had reached Ya'acov Street, where the celebration of the town's 115 anniversary was taking place, (see MyRehovot material of 31 March 2005) it would have had a better chance to get recognition all over Israel.

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