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Most The Trail


A fascinating journey that takes us from a Hebrew city to a Hebrew state, a trail that begins with the founding of Tel Aviv in 1909 and ends with the Establishment of Israel in 1948.


The trail includes the first homes of Tel Aviv built on sand dunes, the mosaic of Jaffa's history created by Nahum Gutman, the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, the Great Synagogue, the Haganah Museum, the first branch of the Bank of Israel, the monument commemorating Tel Aviv's founders, the statue of the metropolis's get-go mayor, Meir Dizengoff, and Independence Hall – which originally was Dizengoff's home that he converted into the Tel Aviv Museum of Fine art. On May 14, 1948, it was too the site of the historic ceremony at which David Ben-Gurion Declared Israeli Independence – thereby coming full circle: 4 decades after the Hebrew City was founded, the Hebrew State was established in the very same place.

Maps and further information most the trail can exist found in the information centre located opposite Rothschild xi. Opening hours: Sun to Thursday 09:00-21:00, Fri 09:00-17:00, Saturday 09:00-21:00

The Independence Trail Website- click hither

The Get-go Kiosk

The first kiosk was established in 1910 and offered fresh "gazoz" (a drink from elementary syrup and soda water in different flavors). Side by side to him was the offset street light of the city.

Nahum Gutman Mosaic Fountain

The work of Nahum Gutman which describes the history of Tel Aviv and Jaffa.

Akiva Arieh Weiss House

Akiva Arieh Weiss was the founder and first head of the neighborhood commission.

Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium was the beginning Hebrew-speaking high schoolhouse in the country and worldwide. Its architecture was inspired past motifs from the Temple in Jerusalem. The school had a major contribution to the cultural miracle that occurred in Tel Aviv: the revival of Hebrew equally the national speech later 2,000 years during which it was used but in holy texts and prayer. The Shalom Mayer Tower, which stands on the site of the one-time school, is now habitation to the Observe Tel Aviv Center that features historical exhibits that document the early days of the metropolis, its cultural life and White City compages.

The Keen Synagogue

Built in 1925, Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue sought to underscore the importance of the city'due south Jewish identity and unite all its residents – including religious and secular Jews, Sephardim and Ashkenazim. Its dimensions and splendor reflected the city'southward desire to exist a spiritual center. The synagogue was used for prayer, national ceremonies, gatherings, holidays and funerals of community leaders and victims of attacks on Jews.

The Haganah Museum

The Haganah Museum is located in the historic home of Eliyahu Golomb, ane of the founders of the Haganah armed forces arrangement and its commander. The house also served as the secret headquarters of the Haganah as well as a family gathering place for the 'iv brothers-in-police' – Eliyahu Golomb, Moshe Sharet (Shertok), Shaul Avigur and Dov Hoz - who were prominent leaders of the pre-State Jewish community.

Tel Aviv Founders Monument

This monument was installed in 1949 in accolade of the city'due south 40th anniversary on the site of the neighborhood committee'southward offices and the first water tower. The monument depicts the city's evolution and too features its original logo, which was designed by Nahum Gutman. The logo features a unique icon - a lighthouse, which according to Gutman symbolized the aspirations of the city's founders: that Tel Aviv would be a "gateway for immigrants and a light unto the nations."

Statue of Meir Dizengoff

Meir Dizengoff led the city for 25 not-consecutive years and was, in many respects, the head of the beginning Jewish sovereign torso since the Jews' expulsion from the Land of Israel about two,000 years earlier.

The Independence Hall

This is the historic habitation of Meir and Zina Dizengoff. On Friday, May 14, 1948, the heads of the Jewish community gathered in the museum hall for the celebrated announcement of the establishment of the Land of Israel. The ceremony, which lasted for about thirty minutes, ended with the national anthem – Hatikva – played by the Philharmonic Orchestra from the floor above because there was no room in the hall itself.

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