Timeline of Tel Aviv

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tel Aviv, Israel.

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19th century  ·
20th century: 1900s  · 1910s  · 1920s  · 1930s  · 1940s  · 1950s  · 1960s  · 1970s  · 1980s  · 1990s  ·
21st century: 2000s  · 2010s  · 2020s  ·

19th century

See also: Timeline of Jaffa

• 1886 – Neve-Tzedek was founded.
• 1890 – Neve Shalom was founded.
• 1896 – Yafa Nof was founded.
• 1899 – Achva was founded.

20th century

See also: History of Tel Aviv

1900s

• 1904 – Ohel Moshe was founded.

• 

  Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

  1905 - Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, the first Hebrew Highschool was founded. ^[1]
• 1906 – Kerem HaTeimanim was founded. ^[2]
• 1909 – Tel Aviv founded as neighborhood in Jaffa. ^[3]

1910s

• 1917 – April: Tel Aviv and Jaffa deportation.

1920s

Ohel theatre exhibition, the first modern art exhibition in the land of Israel in which participated Tel Aviv's Histadrut Art Studio

• 1921 – Meir Dizengoff becomes mayor.
• 1925 – David Bloch-Blumenfeld becomes mayor.
• 1926 - The Histadrut art school, the first modern art academy in Israel, is founded by Yitzhak Frenkel. ^[4]

1930s

• 1930s – White City built.
• 1932
  • Tel Aviv Museum of Art established.
  • Maccabiah Stadium opens.
• 1936 – Israel Rokach becomes mayor.
• 1938 – Jaffa Zoo opens.
• 1939 – Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper begins publication. ^[5]

1940s

• 1941 – Tel Aviv Central Bus Station opens.
• 1948 – Population: 244,614. ^[6]

1950s

Israeli postal stamp, 1959, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city

• 1950
  • Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality formed. ^[3]
  • Chen Cinema opens. ^[7]
• 1951 – Ramat Gan Stadium opens in Tel Aviv metropolitan.
• 1953
  • Tel Aviv Stock Exchange founded.
  • Chaim Levanon becomes mayor.
• 1959 - 1961 - Historic building of Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium destroyed sparking conservation movement in Israel. ^[8]

1960s

• 1960
  • Mordechai Namir becomes mayor.
  • Israel Sports Center for the Disabled established near city.
• 1962 – Bloomfield Stadium opens.
• 1963 – Yad Eliyahu Arena opens.
• 1964 – November: 16th Chess Olympiad held.
• 1965 – Shalom Meir Tower built.
• 1968 – November: 1968 Summer Paralympics.
• 1969 – Yehoshua Rabinovitz becomes mayor.

1970s

• 1970
  • Luna Park (amusement park) built.
  • Nasha Strana  [ ru ] Russian-language newspaper in publication. ^[5]
• 1972 – London Ministores Mall built.
• 1973 – Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv Cinematheque ^[7] open.
• 1974 – Shlomo Lahat becomes mayor.

1980s

• 1983 – Dizengoff Center (shopping mall) in business.
• 1987 – Marganit Tower built.
• 1989 – Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater established.

1990s

• 1990 – Tel Aviv 2000 Terminal (bus station) built.
• 1993
  • Roni Milo becomes mayor.
  • Opera Tower built.
• 1994 – 19 October: Dizengoff Street bus bombing.
• 1995 – 4 November: Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. ^[9]
• 1996 – 4 March: Dizengoff Center suicide bombing.
• 1997 – Isrotel Tower built.
• 1998
  • Ron Huldai becomes mayor.
  • Center for Contemporary Art founded. ^[10]
• 1999 – Azrieli Center, Tzameret Towers, and Beit Rubinstein hi-rise built.

2000s

• 2000
  • Tel Aviv University Railway Station opens.
  • Levinstein Tower and Tel Aviv Towers built.

21st century

• 2003 – Matcal Tower and Tel Aviv Convention Center pavilion built.
• 2005 – Kirya Tower built.
• 2006
  • Bank Discount Tower built.
  • Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival begins.
• 2007 – Neve Tzedek Tower built.
• 2009
  • Tel Aviv-Yafo Centennial.
  • First International Bank Tower and Vision Tower built.
  • Tel Aviv gay centre shooting

2010s

• 2011
  • Elco Tower built.
  • Tel Aviv Light Rail construction begins.
• 2013 – Population: 414,600.

See also

• History of Tel Aviv
• Timeline of Jaffa
• Timeline of Jerusalem
• Timeline of Haifa
• Timeline of Israeli history
• List of cities in Israel

References

1. AdminShemer (2021-02-25). "Gymnasia Herzliya: The First Hebrew High School -". שמר - Shemer Historic Preservation In Israel. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
2. Elkayam, Mordechai (1990). Yafo – Neve-Tzedek, rashita shel Tel-Aviv (in Hebrew). Ministry of Defence. p. 231.
3. Bernard Reich; David H. Goldberg (2008). Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6403-0.
4. "New art exhibit salutes work of pioneer Isaac Alexander Frenkel". The Jerusalem Post . ISSN   0792-822X . Retrieved 2024-09-17.
5. "Israel: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2260+. ISBN   978-1-85743-254-1.
6. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
7. "Movie Theaters in Tel Aviv". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
8. AdminShemer (2021-02-25). "Gymnasia Herzliya: The First Hebrew High School -". שמר - Shemer Historic Preservation In Israel. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
9. "Israel Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
10. "Israel". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum . Retrieved 30 January 2015.

This article incorporates information from the Hebrew Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia, and French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Judith R. Baskin, ed. (2011). "Tel Aviv". Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-316-15426-7.

External links

• Map of Tel Aviv, 1958
• Europeana. Items related to Tel Aviv, various dates.

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