{"id":1439,"date":"2026-10-21T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/miriam-feirberg-song-exhibition-20261105-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:33:24","slug":"miriam-feirberg-song-exhibition-20261105-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/miriam-feirberg-song-exhibition-20261105-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of Miriam: Netanya to open memorial exhibition for former mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Netanya will open an art exhibition, \u201cSong of Miriam,\u201d on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 6 p.m., commemorating former mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar. Admission is free.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event takes place ahead of the first anniversary of Feirberg-Ikar\u2019s death on November 21, 2025. She led Netanya for approximately 27 years and in 1998 became the first woman in Israel to win a direct mayoral election.<\/p>\n<h2>From social services to City Hall<\/h2>\n<p>Before becoming mayor, Feirberg-Ikar worked as a social worker and held senior positions in Netanya\u2019s welfare and education services. Her public career included work with families and vulnerable residents. As mayor, she oversaw years of urban growth and changes to the city\u2019s neighborhoods, public spaces, and cultural and educational services.<\/p>\n<p>At a memorial ceremony in December 2025, the city noted that many residents called her \u201cthe mother of Netanya.\u201d Local schools also organized remembrance activities dedicated to her life and work.<\/p>\n<h2>Exhibition and opening program<\/h2>\n<p>The exhibition explores Feirberg-Ikar\u2019s life, public service and legacy through art. Curator Yonat Goldenberg is credited on the event announcement. The opening program includes an appearance by the \u201cMram\u201d ensemble and a dance work titled \u201cMiriam\u201d by Havtzelet Netanya. Mayor Avi Slama, city council members and the Feirberg-Ikar family are expected to participate.<\/p>\n<h2>Visitor information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Opening:<\/strong> November 5, 2026, 6:00 p.m.<br \/><strong>Venue:<\/strong> foyer of Netanya\u2019s Municipal Cultural Hall, 4 Raziel Street.<br \/><strong>Through:<\/strong> November 30, 2026.<br \/><strong>Hours:<\/strong> during the venue\u2019s regular opening hours.<br \/><strong>Admission:<\/strong> free.<\/p>\n<p>A separate city-announced exhibition also used the title \u201cSong of Miriam\u201d earlier in 2026 for International Women\u2019s Day; the November event is tied to the anniversary of Feirberg-Ikar\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \/ Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netanya.muni.il\/News\/Pages\/article4020.aspx\">Netanya city, Song of Miriam (2026)<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netanya.muni.il\/News\/Pages\/article2787.aspx\">Netanya city, memorial ceremony (2025)<\/a>. Event time, location and program: event poster supplied by organizers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Song of Miriam: Netanya to open memorial exhibition for former mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ni_lang":"en","_ni_group":"miriam-feirberg-song-exhibition-20261105","_ni_kind":"news","_ni_source_url":"https:\/\/www.netanya.muni.il\/News\/Pages\/article4020.aspx","_ni_source_name":"Netanya City \/ event announcement","_ni_source_date":"2026-10-21","_ni_feature":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-netania-city","category-netania-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions\/1446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}