History of Tel Aviv
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The city of Tel Aviv, known as "the first Hebrew city", was established as the realization of the Zionist vision of Theodor Herzl and is the second largest city in Israel, after Jerusalem. Before the
The Herzliya Hebrew Gymansium, on Herzl Street, Tel Aviv. The school was the first monumental structure of Tel Aviv and its focal point.
The foundation of Tel Aviv. A Lottery of seashells held among future Tel Avivians over lots, April 1909.
Modern Artists Exhibition at the Ohel Theatre, where Yitzhak Frenkel exhibited the first abstract artwork in Israeli history.
"Modern Artists Exhibition" in Ohel theatre, Tel Aviv poster.
Yehuda Magidovitch
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Yehuda Magidovitch was one of the most prolific Israeli architects. Among his prominent works are the Galei Aviv Casino, a café-restaurant, the great synagogue of Tel Aviv, the former Soviet Embassy i
Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv in the 1930s (built 1924-25)
The Levin House, used for many years by the former Soviet embassy, Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv (1924)
Gottgold House, Tel Aviv (1935–36); with Raphael Magidovitch. Built in a dialogue of forms with the Polishuk House (1934) across the street.