ZOA House, Cultural center and theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel
ZOA House is a cultural center and theatre at the corner of Ibn Gabirol and Daniel Frisch streets in Tel Aviv. Designed by architect Meir Horman, the building opened in 1952 and contains a 250-seat cinema hall, a 400-seat auditorium, conference rooms, and the Deborah Fisher art gallery.
The cornerstone was laid on 13 January 1950 in the presence of Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, US ambassador James McDonald and mayor Israel Rokach. After Daniel Frisch, president of the Zionist Organization of America, died in March 1950, the building and the adjacent street were named after him. Architect Meir Horman designed it, and it opened on 13 May 1952.
The building's name honours Daniel Frisch, president of the Zionist Organization of America, who died in March 1950; the adjacent street was renamed for him too. The Yiddish theatre Yiddishpiel and the Cameri Theatre have performed in its halls, and in the 1990s the comedy show HaKomedi Store was recorded here before becoming a Channel 2 television programme.
ZOA House stands at the corner of Ibn Gabirol and Daniel Frisch streets in central Tel Aviv. The Orlando cinema reopened in February 2012 in two halls after a 15-year closure, and a culinary complex opened on the ground floor in January 2017. Check the current programme before travelling, since cultural activity dropped sharply after the 2003 sale.
The building's cinema reopened in February 2012 as Kino Orlando after 15 years of closure, showing films honoured at international festivals. In 2006 the venue was rebranded ZOA TLV and signed a cooperation agreement with Channel 8, which held premieres, lectures and exhibitions in its halls.
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