The picturesque park at the entrance to Ein Hod, the artists' village, was established through the generous funding of Professor Yehiam Yemini, in honor of his parents, Isael and Rebek. Yemini played a pivotal role in the founding of the Comverse company, and his contributions have made this park one of the village's most beautiful and scenic spots.
The story of Ein Hod stretches back in time. The contemporary artists' village was built on the location of an old Arab settlement, which bore a similar name. The historic lands on Mount Carmel and in the western and lower Galilee were bestowed upon Husam aDin, also known as Abu El Hija, by Salah adin (Saladin). A native of Kurdistan, Husam aDin fought in the battles for Jerusalem and Acre as part of Saladin's army. The lineage of the village's inhabitants can be traced back to Abu el-Hijjah.
The streets of the artists' village of Ein Hod, strewn with autumn leaves, have a unique charm. Slightly worn by time, curvilinear and genuinely charming, they are shrouded in an atmosphere of kindness. Walking from the museum of Janko Dada, the founder of Dada, to the bronze sculptures of Benjamin Levi, you are greeted at every step by art in the most unexpected manifestations. This village has experienced a lot: from liveliness to decline, when houses stood empty, to its rebirth. The walls of its houses are mute witnesses of eras, cultures, the change of the Arab population by the descendants of Saladin's troops to Jewish Dada artists. The stones of these walls contain stories ranging from the times of the Crusaders, through the Arab heritage, to the Jewish restoration.
Today, sculptors, designers, musicians, architects, actors, singers, poets, jewelers, and potters live and work in Ein Hod. Many of them invite visitors to their workshops, organizing master classes and exhibitions. Ein Hod has no aspirations for high art or display of masterpieces, but there is a special atmosphere of simplicity, hospitality and pluralism, attractive in its ease and picturesqueness. Translated with Google Translate
