In 1968, during the celebration of Purim and nearly a year after the Six-Day War, an Adloyada (an Israeli Purim parade) influenced by the war was held in Tel Aviv. In the parade, which took place in March on Ibn Gabirol Street, oversized puppets depicting Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and King Hussein of Jordan were exhibited, appearing as though they were engaging in a telephone conversation. This striking image, along with others, was sourced from the Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Archive.
Read more:
The tradition of the Adloyada in Tel Aviv predates even the establishment of the state of Israel. In the 1930s, it featured protest displays against Nazi Germany. One of the photographs shows models of a cannon and war machinery adorned with swastikas, German soldiers with swastikas on their arms, and a Nazi clown doll assaulting a Jewish doll. Upon a closer look at the image, it's noticeable that the German soldier bears a mustache, bearing a resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
The Shoshana and Asher Halevi Photo Archive is a collection of photographs taken by Israeli citizens. Dr. Yaniv Mazor, CEO of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, remarks: "It is moving to see that even before the establishment of the state, the tradition of Adloyada existed, which was influenced then as it is today by wars and daily events."