A multilingual journey to the layers deep beneath Jaffa

The Arabic word for mother is yama. In Hebrew, yama means lake or swamp; in Yiddish, sea. In Biblical Hebrew, yama means west, the direction of the sea.

Jaffa, the city between Damascus, Cairo and Jerusalem, was once the beating heart of the Middle East, so in Arabic, Jaffa is called “The Mother of Strangers.” Neta Wiener digs deep into the city’s 4,500 years of existence—and uncovers layer upon layer of truths, lies and faiths. Yama combines martial arts, spoken word, theatre and beat, so as to carve out a story that is part guided tour, part Krav Maga and part ritual prayer. A story that creates a bridge between Eminem and the prophet Jonah, between Bialik and Fairouz, between Huldai and Kazablan. Rooted in the city’s rich and glorious past, this story unfolds between Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish, traversing reality and dreaming of a new horizon, for it and for us.

A Look to the Horizon – original Israeli productions, with the support of the MART Foundation 

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