The Rima House — Visitors Center & Workshops
Rima Khoury, is considered the “Peter Pan” of Fassuta, full of inspiration, joy for life, and giving without limits. Rima is the granddaughter of Eid Habib Khoury. After her grandfather passed away in 1983, his house, which at the time of the establishment of the state was the crowned house of Fassuta, was locked and Rima decided to bring life back to the house, through significant social and artistic endeavors with the girls and boys of the village. Being a creator herself and also an art and English teacher she saw fit to bring her worlds of knowledge and deploy them to the girls of the village and allow them to meet new worlds out of a strong desire to create social and cultural change, female empowerment, hope and horizon out of meaningful doing, discourse and giving for better tomorrow. Rima, a significant member of the village, also founded the “Women’s Club” of Fassuta that connects not only the women of the village to a common and empowering cause but also many women from the area from all religions and sectors. Beit Rima is today a cultural, tourism, and art gallery center. The house is like going back in time to discover Galilean and rural Christian culture and tradition in the Land of Israel. A place of fulfillment and empowerment under the guidance of Rima Khoury, who hosts groups from Israel and abroad. In Beit Rima, peace dialogue meetings are held between the various communities in the geopolitical area, in addition to meetings for women and female empowerment through action, conversation, and meetings of multiple workshops and classes (some of them as a contribution to the community). In the field of workshops, you will find dance, the art of traditional sewing, creation through painting, preservation of heritage and customs through objects and stories, and more! Visitors are invited to hear Rima’s personal and local story as a child living in the Mukhtar village and a daughter and wife in Fassuta. We will meet and hear from the village women about the traditional customs, culture, and local holidays While placing special emphasis on the feminine and gendered aspects and the conduct in the private and public space in an Arab Christian village in Israel, from then until today. Beit Rima was established in 2015. It began by dreaming of a place that would allow for action in a neutral space, unaffected by the opinions and meticulous spirit of the local community of Fassuta. In a sense, it was to go in a new and different current, to march without fear and without hesitation and thus bring a fresh and special breeze that speaks and discourse of art, femininity, creativity, and development – a place that allows the female voice to be heard and resonate in space.” In addition, in 2019 a new project began in Beit Rima, the “giving from the heart project”, a donation of second-hand clothes and games. Everything was donated very generously from the local community – children, women, and men. All clothing is sorted by the girls and women in the village and donated to individuals and/or centers throughout the country, where required (regardless of gender or religion) in the belief that giving should be pure and genuine that sees the other’s pain and works to improve it in every way possible. Welcome.
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