סמל העיר תל אביב
בבית זה חיו ויצרו
שחקן ה"אהל" ומייסד ארכיאון התאטרון
יהודה גבאי
תרס"ה-תשנ"ד 1905-1994
ורעייתו הציירת ומעצבת תפאורות
ג’ניה ברגר
תר"ע-תש"ס 1910-2000

"OHEL" ACTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE THEATER ARCHIVES
YEHUDA GABBAI
AND HIS WIFE THE PAINTER AND SET DESIGNER
GENIA BERGER
LIVED & WORKED IN THIS HOUSE

The sign is in the entrance space where they lived:
Yehuda Gabbai - theater actor and children’s writer, born in Tulchyn, Ukraine (1906-1994), immigrated to Israel in 1921.
He was among the founders of the "Ohel" theater and played in it until its closure.
He founded the Municipal Theater Museum in Tel Aviv.
He was married to Genia Berger who illustrated one of the children’s books he wrote

Genia Berger - painter, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (1907-2000), immigrated to Israel in 1925.
Illustrated many books, including the book of her husband Yehuda Gabai. In addition, she was engaged in designing stages and costumes.

The house where she lived was part of the workers’ dormitories, buildings built at the initiative of the Histadrut, built in the international style and inhabited by Histadrut activists and artists

The following pictures taken that day show the location of the sign and the building Click for a larger image, Click for a larger image

The singer Yaffa Yarkoni also lived in this building Click for sign's details