Partners in Preservation
06/25/2023
The Railway’s Contribution to Building the State The Jezreel Valley Railway (known as the Valley Railway) made an incomparable economic and cultural contribution to the northern […]
06/15/2023
The original first station in Haifa, which was built in the Templar style, is no longer operational. The station included a long stone house with marble […]
06/05/2023
The Jezreel Valley Railway (known as the Valley Railway) made an incomparable economic and cultural contribution to the northern region in the days of pre-State Israel. […]
04/17/2023
Cultural built heritage is the works and the buildings and their associated land (according to Nathaniel Lichfield in his book “Economics in Urban Conservation”). It is […]
03/05/2023
Mikveh Israel is situated near the town of Azur and the city of Holon. The school was established near the main Jerusalem-Jaffa Road, on a vacant […]
02/09/2023
Long before the establishment of Mikveh Israel, the idea of Jewish agricultural settlements was not new. There were discussions in the local and international media. Various […]
01/24/2023
The first half of the 19th century was a time of unrest, social revolutions, and regime changes across Europe. Nationalist movements were everywhere. Even the Jews […]
01/08/2023
As David Ben-Gurion said, "The State was established thanks to Mikveh Israel. " Mikveh Israel was the first Jewish agricultural settlement in the Land of Israel.
01/01/2023
The coast of Israel, its Via Maris, is abundant with ancient cities and ports such as Acre, Nahal Kishon, Atlit, Dor, Caesarea, Apollonia, Jaffa, Ashkelon, Ashdod […]
07/17/2022
Jaffa’s Gan Hamidron (Slope Garden) is located on the northern slope of the Old City between the Mifratz Shlomo Promenade on the hill, and the Aliyah […]
07/01/2022
Jaffa, from the British Mandate to Israeli independence, went through some tumultuous times. The main demolition works in the Old City in the twentieth century began […]
03/10/2022
In 1831, Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali, the Ottoman viceroy (Wāli) in Egypt. He ruled the Land of Israel until 1840. The port of Jaffa […]
03/05/2022
The City of Jaffa (Introduction) Jaffa is an ancient city that has existed for thousands of years. During these years it has been occupied by different […]
12/05/2021
The 1920s: Eclecticism in Tel Aviv Architecture In 1921, the author, poet and journalist Aharon Ze’ev Ben Yishai wrote that Tel Aviv was intended to “house […]
11/28/2021
Passage Pensak (Pensak’s Passage): Tel Aviv’s first elevator and rooftop restaurant Passage Pensak (Pensak’s Passage) was built in 1924 at 16 Herzl Street; it was the […]
11/06/2021
Yehuda Magidovich, Tel Aviv’s ultimate architect, served as Tel Aviv’s Chief Engineer between 1920-23. He was born in the city of Uman, in Russia in […]
10/21/2021
Independence and a new town plan for Tel Aviv was the next step. Following the return of exiled Jewish residents to Tel Aviv at the end […]
10/17/2021
Shaping the face of Tel Aviv. Ahuzat Bayit lays the way for more new neighborhoods that shape the face of Tel Aviv. Less than a year […]
10/08/2021
Town planning regulations for Tel Aviv Town planning regulations for Tel Aviv, were formulated in 1909 by Arthur Ruppin with the help of Oscar Marmorek (who […]
09/16/2021
Theodor Herzl’s utopian vision and the birth of Tel Aviv Theodor Herzl’s utopian vision had a deep affect on the planning of Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv […]
09/12/2021
Ahuzat Bayit – becoming a modern Hebrew city Ahuzat Bayit – Choosing the location and purchasing the land Ahuzat Bayit becoming a modern Hebrew city […]
08/24/2021
Ahuzat Bayit – Tel Aviv During the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the relocation of many Jewish […]
07/18/2021
Slated for demolition by city planners, this architectural gem was saved by the public. Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) is a wonderful opportunity to revisit the unique […]
07/18/2021
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Jaffa riots, also known in Hebrew as “Me’ora’ot Tarpa” (literally, Events of the year 5681, according to the Hebrew […]
07/07/2021
Between the years 1897-1907 Jaffa continues to expand with five new Jewish neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are Yefeh Nof, Sha’arei Achva, Mahane Yehuda, Mahane Yosef, Mahane Yisrael, […]
06/17/2021
Neve Tzedek and Neve Shalom: The First Two Jewish Neighborhoods Outside of Jaffa Neve Tzedek Shimon and Eliezer Rokach, who were merchants and public activists, founded […]
06/11/2021
Expansion of Jaffa in the 19th Century began with the construction of new neighborhoods outside the the old city. Jewish, Christian and Arab residents sought to […]
04/27/2021
Israel declared statehood in the house of Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv. We see many famous pictures of David Ben Gurion standing under […]
04/26/2021
Jewish expansion and growth in Jaffa—1870-1915 Toward the end of the 19th century, Jaffa prospered economically. Over seven decades, the built area outside the walls grew […]
04/18/2021
The Development of Tel Aviv during the Third and Fourth Aliyot The expansion of Tel Aviv began in the second half of 1920. By that time, […]
04/09/2021
Tel Aviv and Odessa As the founders of Ahuzat Bayit envisioned the end result of the city they were founding, Odessa became a metaphor for their […]
03/24/2021
Tel Aviv – a city built in a void or the city that grew alongside Jaffa? Tel Aviv is often described as a city that ‘’grew […]
03/12/2021
Tel Aviv during the First World War. World War I was a difficult period for the Yishuv; Tel Aviv was no exception. The Turks encountered a […]
02/25/2021
The story behind Gymnasia Herzliya’s first campus, and how its destruction sparked the establishment of a national preservation organization. Founded in 1905, the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium (in […]
09/28/2020
What is Sussita? During two weeks in July 2013 I participated in an archaeological dig on Sussita mountain. The town that was once called Hippos – […]
04/05/2020
Tel Aviv: The Birth of a city Act 2 I present you with Tel Aviv: The birth of a city – acts 2 and 3. In […]
03/26/2020
The American Settlers in Jaffa There is a small quiet neighborhood in Tel Aviv called the American Colony of Jaffa. It is undergoing historic preservation in […]
03/05/2020
Mikveh Yisrael- the Beginning Mikveh Yisrael, founded in March 1870, is thought to be the beginning of the agricultural settlements in the Land of Israel. It […]
06/04/2019
When we think of Bauhaus we think of modern architecture and we think of Tel Aviv, the Bauhaus capital of the world. But Bauhaus is not […]
05/07/2019
Tel Aviv has many architectural gems. You don't often see them under the layers of dirt and grime, but they are there. One such gem is a building called "Pansek's Passage" and it is the first commercial building in Tel Aviv.
05/02/2019
Do you know where the New Commercial Center of Tel Aviv is? I am not talking about a new mall or covered street. I am talking about […]
04/11/2019
We are witnessing an extreme rise in the most base form of antisemitism in Europe and the United States. A parade in Belgium boasts puppets dressed […]
04/02/2019
The Arab Riots of the early 20th century was really a catalyst for the development of Tel Aviv. Before and after World War I the relationship […]
03/28/2019
Years ago, in Tel Aviv, there was a tradition of Purim parades which would take place on Nachalat Benyamin and Allenby Streets.
08/14/2018
It never ceases to amaze me how a city like Haifa, which is built on the sea and has so many "gems" to offer its citizens never really took off.
08/14/2018
Did you ever wonder how a city came to be? Why was it built in a certain place and in a certain way? Why did it develop? Why didn't it develop? Like many things we take our cities for granted. However, should we?
08/14/2018
There are many historical sites in Israel. The big question is what is to be done with them? When I say historical sites I do not mean archaeological sites but rather more modern ones.