Official Bet Shemesh Women Flashmob

©2012 Serio Films

On Friday, Jan 6th, 2012, a group of 250 women from Bet Shemesh decided to raise their voices against the exclusion of women from the public domain by holding a mass public dance in the city square. The women, residents of the city from all ages and sectors, religious, traditional and secular, gathered together in a flashmob dance, in the city square and started dancing towards a change.

Producer: Renana Levine
Director of Photography: Josh Gold

Cameramen:
Ben Katz
Daniel Wetzler
Eli Ben Ze'ev
Josh Gold

Choreographer: Liat Amar
Sound: Daniel Peretz
Stills Photographer: Yissachar Ruas

Thought of and organized by:
Miri Shalem
Brenda Ganot
Orna Nachmany
Etty Ben-Ami Suissa
Paz Corcus

Thanks to all the women who participated
Special thanks to Debralee and Daniel Goldman

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נשות העיר בית שמש החליטו להשמיע את קולן בצורת ריקוד מחאה, באמירה שבית שמש היא לא רק עיר שמדירה נשים. ביום ו', 6 בינואר 2012, למעלה מ-250 תושבות העיר מכל הגילים ומכל הזרמים, דתיות, מסורתיות וחילוניות, התאספו בכיכר העיר לריקוד רחוב המוני, "פלאש-מוב", בתקווה לחולל שינוי.

הפקה: רננה לוין
בימוי וצילום: ג'וש גולד

צילום:
בן כץ
דניאל ווצלר
אלי בן זאב

כוריאוגרפיה: ליאת עמר
הגברה: דניאל פרץ
צילום סטילס: יששכר רואס

ייזמו וארגנו:
מירי שלם
ברנדה גנות
אורנה נחמני
אתי בן עמי סויסה
פז קורקוס

תודה רבה לכל המשתתפות
תודה מיוחדת לדברלי ודניאל גולדמן

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  News & Politics

[fusedchromosome]

"all I saw was a bunch of women dancing, no real point to it at all."

That depends. A bunch of women dancing in America or Europe isn't special. A bunch of women dancing in Bet Shemesh is. If they had done this in Tehran or Riyadh, it would be an even bigger deal. It's a small start but a start none the less. Women all over the world are anxious to see some progress in their quest to escape the shackles of second class status and they need as much support as they can get.

[RozaChak]

It's people like you who make this world difficult to bear. At least they're trying to make a difference while ur sitting ur a** down writing imbecilic and imprudent comments.

[kaiyasuma1]

oh my fellow happy go lucky jews, spread the joy of life, people don't realize that they only live once

[Anna Gonçalez]

Ohh yeah there attitude is so beautifull that i feel chills everytime i watch, I cant stop watching...congrats girls...YES WE CAN!

[junctioner]

oh well I was reading the description and you see Bet Shemesh is an orthodox area with strict rules. So it looks like these women are saying no to those rules. But you are right too. They are dancing to queen.

[junctioner]

I am so glad that women are taking control and telling the message that religion is personal and cannot be enforced at any level.

[David Schwartz]

Because it's Israel...most people are out of work that late in the morning on Fridays to prepare for Shabbat, and Sunday is a regular work day. Study the facts before commenting offensively.

[elektrokuma]

friday, 11am- why are you all not at work or school you stupid bitches

[Dionysos37]

Wonderful! I don't see any mention of why this happened HERE---but if you run "Beit Shemesh" in ancient times you find that archaeology of the 1300s BCE shows a powerful woman ruler living there in a quite-advanced community, including evidence of comparatively peaceful interactions between peoples of many different cultures. Something certainly worth remembering as women around the world fight for their equality!

[FlyUnicornsFly]

Good for them! I am not sure what "change" they were seeking, but it was a joyful and heartwarming few minutes.

[namvetbiker1]

So are you!

[GranolaGraffiti]

while this isn't the place for such a debate...religion has many faults, namely of its followers, that like warring political parties believe they have the right away... still bits and pieces have their uses, philosophies and grand creative schemes -- inspiration to some, innovation to others; if only to escape its chains of absolution or its history of persecution. In truth, atheists are rather dull religious freaks have more kinks (or turn everything into a kink) and are more fun to corrupt.