{"id":217,"date":"2022-08-07T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T10:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natish.co.il\/?post_type=product&#038;p=217"},"modified":"2024-05-19T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T15:13:50","slug":"%d7%a4%d7%a1%d7%9c-%d7%a2%d7%9c-%d7%a9%d7%9d-%d7%98%d7%95%d7%a4%d7%96-%d7%90%d7%91%d7%9f-%d7%97%d7%9f-%d7%a7%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%97%d7%95%d7%91%d7%95%d7%aa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/natish.co.il\/en\/\/\/product\/a-statue-named-after-topaz-ibn-chen-klein-in-rehovot\/","title":{"rendered":"A statue named after Topaz Ibn Chen Klein in Rehovot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Topaz Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 196px; height: 214px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natish.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/397658_553093258034474_1459163019_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span dir=\"rtl\">named after<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"rtl\">Topaz (Topi) Ibn Chen-Klein,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"rtl\"><strong>late\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span dir=\"rtl\">1982-2010<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<strong>&#8220;&#8230;innocent and victorious, you went and did not sabbath,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>beautiful and radiant you will forever remain,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>your smile will be in our hearts forever&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span dir=\"rtl\">Friday 1\/23\/13, on Topaz&#8217;s birthday,<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0the &#8220;Topaz Garden&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><span dir=\"rtl\"><strong>inauguration event took place<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0in the &#8220;Eisenberg-Gordon&#8221; project of Y. Zilberminz company in Rehovot.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0At the &#8220;Topaz Garden&#8221; dedication ceremony, many friends of the family were present,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>who came to pay their respects to the dedication of the garden and to celebrate Topaz&#8217;s birthday.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>In addition to the friends,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>the ceremony was also honored by the presence of the Mayor of Rehovot, Mr. Rahami Malol\u00a0<\/strong><strong>, and the CEO of the Y. Zilbarminz company, Zev Milner, and dignitaries. More.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>At the event, an impressive statue was dedicated to Topaz&#8217;s memory,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>in the form of the letter T, which includes many elements related\u00a0<\/strong><strong>to Topaz&#8217;s character and life.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Zeev Ibn Chen, Topaz&#8217;s father, said:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>&#8220;Topaz was born, raised and educated on the streets.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nGraduated with honors from the De Shalit High School<br \/>\nand the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot<br \/>\nand then the Management College in Israel<br \/>\n(master&#8217;s degree with honors in business administration).<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>She was a beautiful, smart, modest and humble girl.<br \/>\nLoves people and animals,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>surrounded by friends, loves music,<br \/>\nthe sea, dancing and sports.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>She traveled a lot in Israel and abroad and in her short life she accomplished a lot,\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>she was connected to her family and her colleague in every fiber of her soul.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Her relationship with her brother Adi was extraordinary,<br \/>\nthey were connected to each other in their souls,<\/strong><strong>Adi wrote the song &#8220;Dreaming of You&#8221; together with the musician Avi Mesika<br \/>\nin it expressed his strong feelings and longings for Topaz.<\/strong><strong>Topaz would have come a long way had she not been killed<\/strong><strong>. Our full appreciation to the Municipality of Rehovot led by the mayor and his team,<br \/>\nTo the Zilbermintz company and especially to my uncle Zilbermintz,<br \/>\nZe&#8217;ev Milner and Meriv Telmor Kashi for organizing the ceremony<br \/>\nand for the donation to finance the monument\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>which was prepared with good taste and sensitivity by the artist Israel Primo&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Haim Klein, Amit Klein&#8217;s father said:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;&#8230;my first memory is of a toffee from the pool lawns in Kfar Bil&#8221; And on Saturdays,<br \/>\nrunning on the grass, jumping on the playground equipment,<br \/>\njumping into the water constantly, a lively, energetic girl,<br \/>\nbright and curious eyes, and of course the eternal smile&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Later I discovered a smart, sensitive, modest,<br \/>\naccomplished and very task-oriented woman, her landmarks and achievements testify to Thus&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mayor of Rehovot, Mr. Rahamim Malol:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0&#8220;This month is a month of blossoming and planting, and<br \/>\nhere on Topaz&#8217;s birthday we commemorate the<br \/>\ncruel and unimaginable death that ended her life.<br \/>\nWe at the municipality, in cooperation with the family and the Zilberminz company,<br \/>\nwere looking for an appropriate way to commemorate her and we chose to do so<br \/>\nby connecting the person to the earth,<br \/>\nby establishing a memorial garden where children&#8217;s laughter will be heard,<br \/>\nsymbolizing the continuation of life despite the great pain of the family&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the ceremony itself, two songs were performed,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>one written and performed by Adi, Topaz&#8217;s brother,<br \/>\nand the second by Amit Klein, her husband, and performed by the creator and composer<br \/>\nEyal Mazig.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Zev Milner, CEO of the Y. 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