Netivot, Israel – Philadelphia’s Sister City

Netivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1956 as a development town along with Sderot to the north, and Ofakim to the south. Netivot attracts a number of mainly Sephardi Jewish pilgrims, who come to pray at the tomb of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born tzaddik and kabbalist known as the “Baba Sali” (died 1984) who is buried there.

Jeanne and Bennet Tanenbaum Music Conservatory. Netivot (2008)

Beautiful mosaic on entering wall of the conservatory. (2008)

Two lovely ladies of Netivot (2008)

The Kaiserman Family Ethiopian Cultural Center. (2008)

Yerushalayim Street. (2008)

Netivot. (2008)

My Jewish sisters in spirit.

A spontaneous eruption of song, dance & love. Doing the Ethiopian Eskesta Dance (shoulder dance). The Women’s Center. (2008)