In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israel 's national theater and it is one of the first hebrew theaters”. Today it says “national theatre of israel and one of the first hebrew language theatres”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Habima Theater (Hebrew: "the stage") in Tel Aviv is Israel 's national theater and it is one of the first Hebrew theaters. The company was founded in 1918 by Nahum Zemach in Moscow under the auspices of the Moscow Art Theatre , with patronage from Stanislavski . In 1926 the theatre left the Soviet Union and toured several years before coming to Tel Aviv in 1931. The image of actress Hana Rovina starring as Leah'le in the historical Habima production of S. Ansky 's The Dybbuk (performed by Habima in the Hebrew-language translation by Hayyim Nahman Bialik ) is a cultural icon that to many represents Jewish and Israeli theater. Since 1958 Habima has been considered the national theater of Israel. Habima employs 80 actors and another 120 work at the complex. The current general director of the theater is Yaakov Agmon . Other meanings : The name Habima was also used by Solomon Stramer 's Yiddish theater troupe in Cluj , Transylvania , Romania in the 1920s . v t e1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 9 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
"The Stage"), located in Tel Aviv , is Israel 's national theatre and one of the first Hebrew language theatres.
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"The Stage"), is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres.It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv .
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"The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv .
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"The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
"The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv .
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israel 's national theater and it is one of the first hebrew theaters
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national theatre of israel and one of the first hebrew language theatres
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