The sign was placed on the occasion of Women’s Week events in Tel Aviv in 2023.
In the next photo taken on the same day, the sign appears in full
Click for a larger image The sign is on the street named after her.
The attached street sign has several details about it:
רח חַנָּה זֶמֶר
תרפ"ד-תשס"ג / 2003-1924
עיתונאית וסופרת עורכת עיתון דבר 1990-1970
יקירת העיר
HANNAH SEMER st.
[translation]
Hanna Zemer St
1924-2003
Journalist and writer, editor of Davar newspaper 1970-1990
The beloved of the city
HANNAH SEMER st.
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Branding symbol of the city of Tel Aviv - a city without a break
In our streets The stories of the women behind the names of the streets in the city
Symbol "In full exclusion 2023" - Women’s Week in Tel Aviv - Jaffa
[Drawing of the figure of Hanna Semer - Eliya-Yam]
Hanna Semer Journalist, editor and publicist
Slovakia 1924-Israel 2003
She was born as Hanna Haberfeld to a German-speaking ultra-Orthodox family. When she was 20 years old she was taken to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany. She was saved and came to Israel in 1950, left the religious way of life and since then has expressed herself, written and edited in Hebrew.
The first woman in Israel appointed to the position of editor of an important daily newspaper - "Davar", which she edited for 20 years. As editor, for the first time appointed a woman to the position of military correspondent
When she received the Sokolov Lifetime Achievement Award, she said that there are jobs in which only men can succeed due to one simple fact: they have a woman at home who relieves them of every other burden. "The problem with women is that they dont have wives," she said.
To download informational, activity and coloring booklets "In our streets" 2023
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in our streets - 2023 Every street has a name, and every name has a story and achievements, which affect the lives of all of us. But how many of us really know the characters behind the street names?
Even today, too few women are commemorated on the streets of the city and the municipality is working to correct the injustice and place the women and their achievements at the forefront of the stage. Women who left their mark on society and the Israeli public in various fields.
A week ’in full exclusion’ brings up a miracle of inspiring women. who were recognized and honored by having a street named after them.