Timeline of Tel Aviv

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

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Prior to 20th century

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

20th century

• 1904 - Ohel Moshe was founded.
• 1906 - Kerem HaTeimanin was founded.^[1]
• 1909 - Tel Aviv founded near Jaffa.^[2]
• 1917 - April: Tel Aviv and Jaffa deportation.
• 1921 - Meir Dizengoff becomes mayor.
• 1925 - David Bloch-Blumenfeld becomes mayor.
• 1930s - White City built.
• 1932 - Tel Aviv Museum of Art established.
• 1936 - Israel Rokach becomes mayor.
• 1938 - Tel Aviv Zoo opens.
• 1939 - Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper begins publication.^[3]
• 1941 - Tel Aviv Central Bus Station opens.
• 1950
  • Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality formed.^[2]
  • Chen Cinema opens.^[4]
• 1951 - Ramat Gan Stadium opens near city.
• 1953
  • Tel Aviv Stock Exchange founded.
  • Chaim Levanon becomes mayor.
• 1960
  • Mordechai Namir becomes mayor.
  • Israel Sports Center for the Disabled established near city.
• 1964 - November: 16th Chess Olympiad held.
• 1965 - Shalom Meir Tower built.
• 1968 - November: 1968 Summer Paralympics.
• 1969 - Yehoshua Rabinovitz becomes mayor.
• 1970
  • Luna Park (amusement park) built.
  • Nasha Strana Russian-language newspaper in publication.^[3]
• 1972 - London Ministores Mall built.
• 1973 - Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv Cinematheque^[4] open.
• 1974 - Shlomo Lahat becomes mayor.
• 1983 - Dizengoff Center (shopping mall) in business.
• 1987 - Marganit Tower built.
• 1989 - Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater established.
• 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.^[5]
• 1996 - 4 March: Dizengoff Center suicide bombing.
• 1997 - Isrotel Tower built.
• 1998
  • Ron Huldai becomes mayor.
  • Center for Contemporary Art founded.^[6]
• 1999 - Azrieli Center, Tzameret Towers, and Beit Rubinstein hi-rise built.

21st century

• 2000
  • Tel Aviv University Railway Station opens.
  • Levinstein Tower and Tel Aviv Towers built.
• 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.
• 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 Israeli history
• Timeline of the history of the region of Palestine

Other cities in Israel

• Timeline of Haifa
• Timeline of Jerusalem

References

1. Elkayam, Mordechai (1990). Yafo - Neve-Tzedek, rashita shel Tel-Aviv (in Hebrew). Ministry of Defence. p. 231.
2. Bernard Reich; David H. Goldberg (2008). Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6403-0.
3. "Israel: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
4. "Movie Theaters in Tel Aviv". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2015.
5. "Israel Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved January 2015.
6. "Israel". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved January 2015.

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

Further reading

• 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.

Coordinates: 32°5′0″N 34°48′0″E / 32.08333°N 34.80000°E