Tree-huggers’ holiday
JNF takes a look back at archival footage of Tu Bishvat celebrations
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
A still from Keren Kayemet's film archive (photo credit: KKL)
It’s Tu B’shvat time, the new year of the trees, a Mishnaic holiday that has become a national ecological event.
This year, the original Israeli tree huggers, Keren Kayemet L’Yisrael, also known as the Jewish National Fund, are celebrating their 110th anniversary with a compilation of archival footage from Tu B’shvat celebrations and KKL projects in the years before Israel’s statehood.
The films are being shown at cinematheques throughout the country.
Take a look at some of the first cheesemakers, milking cows with the dulcet tones of ‘Hava Nagila’ playing in the background.
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