The Bet Helen dual purpose cultural and sports center will be dedicated on June 19th by a senior delegation of the Swiss Friends of Kiryat Yearim led by Chair Nadine Berg-Bollag.
The new facility, renovated with funds from the Swiss Friends, will comprise seating for more than 250 people for cultural events and can also be converted into a sports hall for the students.
Festivities surrounding the occasion will also include the end of term party for the village’s five 12th grade students who have graduated this year.
The Swiss visitors will also enjoy a performance from the village’s highly acclaimed dance troupe Tzeirei Yearim who will perform Kiryat Yearim’s recent composed anthem “The Spirit of Switzerland.”