The Rama Cinema, which was the second cinema in Ramat Gan, was inaugurated on May 28, 1938 at the corner of Bialik and Jabotinsky Streets in Ramat Gan.
The building was used as a cinema, a public conference hall and a theater for the residents of Ramat Gan and the residents of the surrounding Arab villages.
The construction of the cinema was considered one of the most important projects of the time, the opening event was held in the presence of the Governor of the British Province, Robert Crosby, and was attended by the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, which later became the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The founders and managers were Yosef Reisis and his son Nahum Reisis, who were joined by Yitzhak Hirsch Azoulay-Shine as partners.
The building had an area of 1,178 square meters and contained 1,000 seats. The design of the building was initially entrusted to a German architect, but after he left the country, the design was entrusted to the engineer Israel Michaeli. The building style was international, as was customary at the time, with Art Deco influences.
From 1945 to 1947, the cinema used to screen Arab, especially Egyptian, films every Thursday, which attracted hundreds of residents of the Arab villages in the area.
Adjacent to the cinema, the “Café Rama”, which was very well known at the time, operated with great success and served as a central meeting place where many used to visit.
The cinema ceased operations in 1982 due to administrative and financial problems.