The Jewish neighborhood of Rehavia, was built in the 1920s and 1930s
as Jerusalem was dragged, kicking and screaming, out of the primitive
Ottoman backwater and into the twentieth century under the British mandate.
The growth of the neighborhood represents a fascinating reflection of the
spirit of the Zionist movement and the exciting period of 'the state
on the way.' Architects, musicians, politicians, educators, ideologues, judges
and many movers and shakers of the pre-state Zionist movement made
their homes here and left their mark on the neighborhood.
We will discuss the influence of the Jewish National Institutions and
the Rehavia gymnasium on the neighborhood; explore the popular use of
the International style of architecture and its local variations; trace the burgeoning
Zionist movement and the fascinating world of Jerusalem politics in the British
mandate period.
We will also visit with many of the prominent early residents of Rehavia
such as Yitzhak and Rahel Yannait Ben Zvi, Dov Joseph, the cellist Thelma
Yellin and her husband Eliezer, and Erich Mendelsohn, architect of many
of the finest homes in Rehavia, Menahem Ussishkin and David Ben
Gurion, Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol, Yizhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon, all of
whom lived in Rehavia.
Type of Tour: Walking
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Comments: Flat city streets, some shade. No entrance fees.
Suitability: Not recommended for small children.
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