This sign may be temporary and was placed only for the sake of Womens Week events in Tel Aviv.
In the next picture taken that day, the sign appears in full
Click for a larger image The QR code that appears on the sign leads to a general advertisement site that has nothing to do with the venture.
Please note that the signs in Jaffa also have the sign translated into Arabic, in contrast to the other signs.
The sign is on a street named after her.
HAYKE GROSSMAN 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 2022" - Womens Week in Tel Aviv - Jaffa
Haika Grossman Orkin Poland 1919 - Israel 1996
[Painting of Haika Grossman - Efrat Hasson de Botton]
During World War II, she adopted the name Halina Woranowicz and lived under the false identity of a non-Jewish girl. She was an underground member of the Lithuanian and Polish ghettos and collaborated with the partisans, at great risk to her life.
When she was 14, she joined the Hashomer Hatzair movement, where she met her lover Meir Orkin. In 1936, Orkin immigrated to Israel, and the connection between them was maintained through letters only, until he was cut off. In August 1944, the newspaper published an article about the liberation of Bialystok from the Nazis, and Orkin discovered that his beloved had survived the war. When she immigrated to Israel, they first reunited after 12 years, married and had two daughters - Leah and Josepha.
In 1950, Grossman was appointed head of the Gaaton Regional Council. She was the first woman to head a local authority in Israel.
Our streets have a special charm.
They reflect history and a culture of values and heritage.
As part of the week "in full exclusion" we will ascend to the miracle of inspiring women who have gained recognition and appreciation by naming a street after their name.
Today, not many streets in the city are named after women, and the municipality is working to rectify the situation
To scan the booklet "In Our Streets" 2022
QR code