Margalit Zinati
Margalit Zinati | |
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Zinati at the Peki'in Synagogue square in 2016 | |
| Born | October 1931 (age 93) Peki'in, British Palestine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Known for | Being a descendant of a Jewish dynasty from the Second Temple and the fact that she was for years the only Jewish person in Peki'in. |
Margalit Zinati (Hebrew: מרגלית זינאתי; Peki'in, born October 1931) 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.