{"id":1827,"date":"2021-05-13T14:31:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/local\/meet-abdu\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:48:21","slug":"meet-abdu","status":"publish","type":"local","link":"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/en\/local\/meet-abdu\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Abdu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About Abdu<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdu is a licensed tour guide, tenth generation of the Salvador Matta family, a rooted Akko family that has lived in the city since 1460. The family lineage includes a Greek branch and a South American branch that influenced Abdu&#8217;s cultural richness. He was born into an Orthodox Christian family, grew up in a Muslim quarter and describes himself as having a penchant for Judaism &#8230; In his youth he worked extensively in tour and nature classes for preschoolers in the Society for the Protection of Nature, informal education in Van Leer Institute, in the Scout movement and the Old Akko Community Center. For more than 8 years he served as a senior instructor at Beit Hagefen, the Arab-Jewish Center in Haifa. Abdu holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in conservation, and currently collaborates with schools in Akko on the subject &#8220;Know Your City and Contribute to It.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The personality of Abdu, a native of the alleys, is an ethnic, religious and multicultural mosaic. He is an actor and musician who plays on oud, guitar and Syrian bouzouki. His wide smile and his many stories make his guided tours a stage work that combines acting and music.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Close div to element full width  -->\n    <\/div>\n<a onclick=\"console.log(event.target.nextElementSibling.nextElementSibling.focus())\"\n   class=\"visually-hidden-focusable move-to-main\" href=\"#!\">Atmosphere photo gallery ahead &#8211; Skip to next content<\/a>\n<div class=\"editor-widgets__slider\" data-id=\"block_609d37ac69b13\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-container\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"ratio ratio-slider\">\n                        <picture >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 680px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MG_3675.jpg\">\n<source media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MG_3675.jpg\">\n<source media=\"(min-width: 150px)\" 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