Random Israel Facts
DID YOU KNOW...
...that Habimah Theater, founded in 1931 in Tel Aviv is Israel's leading theatre for drama? The
theatre has an average attendance rate of 90% and has over 30,000 annual subscribers.
WERE YOU AWARE...
...that the "Histadrut", Israel's labour union, was founded in 1920 at the Technion Institute?
The founding members were profoundly influenced by the Russian-Jewish socialist tradition
characteristic of the second aliyah (1904-1914). The Histadrut has maintained a powerful position
in Israeli society since its inception.
DID YOU HEAR...
...that Operation Icebreaker has been successfully concluded, and the combined
Israeli-Palestinian team of eight intrepid mountaineers reached the South Pole, climbed the as
yet unconquered peak, roped together for mutual safety in really bad blizzard conditions, and
planted the Israeli and the Palestinian flags atop the mountain? While admitting that they added
a fraction to global warming, with sometimes-heated discussion, the combined statement issued by
the participants attested to the resounding success of the trip.
DID YOU KNOW...
...that one of the elite units of the IDF is Flotilla 13, a commando unit of the navy? The young
sailors of this unit have adopted a home for troubled teens, which opened this week. The 30 boys
and girls will go through character building field trips coordinated with the sailors. The
program will last for three years and the student body will ultimately reach 150. The Nirim Youth
Village is supported by three government ministries, the Joint and the International Fellowship
of Christians and Jews.
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