Mayor: Yitzhak Ochion Country: Israel Did you know? Located seven miles east of Tel Aviv, Petach Tikva is home to several leading medical facilities and is referred to as the “health care center of Israel.” Flag Description: White symbolizes purity and freshness. The blue stripes were inspired by the stripes on the tallit (prayer shawl). The six points of the Shield of David coupled with the tallit acknowledge the unity of the holy and the secular within a single entity.
PAST PETACH TIKVA – CHICAGO PROGRAMS
2010 February 18
"Brothers" screening was held at the Chicago Cultural Center.
February 26
Women in Israel: the myths, the reality and the gender view of the Israeli economy
April 27
The Petach Tikva Committee welcomed to Chicago two of Israeli literature’s luminaries – Dalya Bilu and Eshkol Nevo – to discuss the explosion in Israeli fiction writing.
