"Bustan Sephardi" (Spanish Orchard) is the longest-running show (28 years) at the National Theater of Israel – Habima.
This Ladino-speaking* play recounts the memories of Yitzhak Navon, the fifth President of the State of Israel and the descendent of Spanish Jews who came to Jerusalem after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.
The play tells the story of the Sephardic neighborhood of Jerusalem, Ohel Moshe, during the 1930s. Through songs and tales, it celebrates the vibrant lives of its residents.
* Ladino is a language derived from old Spanish, and mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews
