Margalit Zinati


Margalit Zinati is a member of the ancient Zinati family, which is one of the 3 priestly families that have lived in Peki'in for hundreds of years. Margalit was for years the only Jew in the place and guarded the ancient synagogue. Margalit is known as the "keeper of the Jewish embers" in Peki'in. In 2018, the 70th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, she was chosen to light a torch in the torch-lighting ceremony.

Personal life

Margalit Zinati decided not to marry so she could stay in Peki'in to protect the synagogue and her parents' fields.