Play «Dona Gracia» comes to Netanya Culture Hall on 25 November
A musical play about Dona Gracia and the conversos of Spain, with Ladino songs, is on at Netanya's municipal Culture Hall on 25 November at 20:30.
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The play «Dona Gracia» will be staged at Netanya’s municipal Culture Hall (Heichal HaTarbut) on Wednesday, 25 November 2026, at 20:30, NetanyaNet reports, citing the Culture Hall.
What the play is about
The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Inquisition, the persecutions and the complicated lives of the Anusim, the Jews of Spain and Portugal who were forcibly converted to Christianity. At its heart is the story of Dona Gracia, a brave and visionary woman who worked to rescue persecuted Jews and devoted her life to the future of her people. Dona Gracia (Gracia Mendes Nasi) is one of the best-known Jewish women of the 16th century.
A contemporary storyline follows an Israeli family that relocates to Spain, where the past of the Spanish Anusim gradually begins to seep into their world.
The production weaves in poems by four groundbreaking women poets of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, alongside moving Ladino songs, storytelling and movement.
Credits
- Writing, musical direction and directing: Erez Biton.
- Cast: Leila Malkus, Meital Ner, Israel Treistman, Yehonatan Rosen, Yoav Frenkel and Shir Michel.
- Academic adviser: Irit Ahdut.
- Artistic direction and production: Zelig Rabinovich.
- Initiated by the Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History.
Tickets can be booked on the Netanya Culture Hall website: netanya.smarticket.co.il.
Source: NetanyaNet, 9 November 2026.
Image: Netanya Culture Hall (via NetanyaNet).
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