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Sign: Tel Aviv - Ganei Yehoshua - At Olami - Hofni Cohen

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Sportek Tel Aviv, Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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חופני כהן (1946-2023)
שמשון תל אביב, 1989/90

יליד תל אביב. גדל בכרם התימנים למשפחת מוזיקאים. אביו, שנודע בכינוי "סולימאן הגדול", היה מאבני היסוד של תרבות המוזיקה בכרם התימנים, ואת דרכו המשיכו חופני ואֶחָיו, בהם יזהר כהן.

בשנות השבעים והשמונים, כשבכל הארץ נחשפים לחפלות של הכרם, תרבות המוזיקה הזאת זוכה להכרה ומגיעה לשיאה. לשיא הזה שותפה באופן טבעי גם שמשון תל אביב, קבוצת הכדורגל של הכרם. הקהל של שמשון מביא את השירים והשמחה ליציעים, וכשהמוזיקה גולשת מסמטאות הכרם למגרשים, קהלים בכל הארץ מאמצים את המנגישות, וחופני הופך להיות אורח כבוד קבוע בכל חפלה ובכל חגיגה.

בעונת 1989/90 שמשון תל אביב יורדת אל הליגה הארצית, ובאופן סמלי בסיום העשור הזה גם תרבות החפלות של הכרם דועכת. נותרים רק זיכרונות והשירים.

לעמוד הפרויקט: קוד QR Instagram page - At.Olami
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A series of signs placed in 2025 on one of the banks of the Yarkon River, featuring cultural figures, some of whom are still alive, dressed in the uniforms of the football teams they supported. The project was created by Tal Shetach, an illustrator who was himself a football player Click for sign's details

On the current sign, Hofni Cohen in a Simshon Tel Aviv uniform, at a time when the sponsor was Keren Ceramics.

Translation of the text on the sign:

Hofni Cohen (1946-2023)
Shimshon Tel Aviv, 1989/90

Born in Tel Aviv. Raised in Kerem HaTyemani to a family of musicians. His father, known as "Suleiman the Great", was one of the cornerstones of the music culture in Kerem HaTyemani, and his path was continued by Hofni and his brothers, including Yizhar Cohen.

In the 1970s and 1980s, when the entire country was exposed to the Hefalas (feasts) of the Kerem, this music culture gained recognition and reached its peak. Naturally, Shimshon Tel Aviv, the Kerem’s soccer team, also shared in this peak. Shimshon’s audience brings the songs and joy to the stands, and when the music flows from the alleys of the Kerem to the fields, audiences all over the country embrace accessibility, and Hofni becomes a regular guest of honor at every Hefala and every celebration.

In the 1989/90 season, Samson Tel Aviv was relegated to the national league, and symbolically, at the end of this decade, the vineyard’s culture of Hefalas also faded. Only memories and songs remain.

For the project page: QR code Instagram page - At.Olami




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