Yitzhak Rabin Center

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Yitzhak Rabin Center
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Yitzhak Rabin Center
Yitzhak Rabin Center
EstablishedNovember 2005
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
TypeLibrary and Research Center
CollectionsExhibition on Israeli society, democracy, and the life of Yitzhak Rabin
ArchitectMoshe Safdie
Website Yitzhak Rabin Center
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Rabin shortly before joining the Palmach

The Yitzhak Rabin Center is a library and research center in Tel Aviv, Israel, built in memory of assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. Designed by Israeli architect Moshe Safdie, it sits on a hill commanding a panoramic view of Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv, near the Eretz Israel Museum, the Palmach Museum, Tel Aviv University and ANU Museum of the Jewish People. The center was inaugurated in November 2005, on the tenth anniversary of Rabin's assassination. [1]

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History

The center was erected on the foundations of a top secret power station known as "Reading G" or "J'ora." Built in 1954–1956 to supply power in the event of an enemy bombing, it was financed in part by the German reparations agreement.[ citation needed ]

Museum

A permanent exhibition at the Rabin Center is dedicated to the history of society and democracy in Israel with the life of Yitzhak Rabin serving as a connecting thread between the various sections. [2] [3]

References

  1. Yitzhak Rabin Center [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Rabin Center Museum". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. Boord, Ofer (Spring 2016). "The War of Independence Exhibited: A Study of Three Israeli Museums" . Israel Studies. 21 (1): 82–108. doi:10.2979/israelstudies.21.1.82. JSTOR   10.2979/israelstudies.21.1.82.

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