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19 April 2018

YOM HA’ATZMAUT –Last Jewish Woman in Village of Peki'in Will Light a Torch on Independence Day

2,000 years in the same village:  The last Jewish woman in Peqi'in will light a torch on Independence Day


מרגלית זינאתי בת ה-86 מתגוררת לבדה בכפר הדרוזי שבגליל, בת למשפחה שהתגוררה במקום ככל הנראה מתקופת בית המקדש השני. זינאתי לא התחתנה מעולם והקדישה את חייה כדי לשמור על בית הכנסת העתיק במקום, ובעיקר כדי לשמור על הגחלת. כתבתו של רובי המרשלג

Margalit Zinati, sole Jewish resident of the Druze village of Peki’in in the Galilee, with an 1,800-year-old limestone capital bearing two Hebrew inscriptions found there in February 2017. (Ritvo, courtesy of Beit Zinati)

Margalit Zinati, the 86-year-old sole Jewish resident of the Druze village of Peki’in in the Galilee, will light a torch. Her family has lived for centuries in Peki’in, and she takes care of the town’s synagogue, said to contain stones from the Second Temple. “Throughout her life she worked to preserve the ancient synagogue in Peki’in, and convey the history of Peki’in and her family’s experiences to future generations,” the committee said.

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