Tel Aviv

My family, The Chelouche family, took part in the establishment of the "Achuzat Bayit", which later became Tel Aviv. Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche, my great-grandfather, participated at the famous seashell lottery, which divided the territory between the 66 founding families.

Come with me to explore:

• Meet My Family Story – begin with understanding life in Jaffa at the beginning of the 20^th century, and follow my family to their first house outside of Jaffa, in Neve-Tzedek. We will continue to Chelouche Bridge and "The Twins", and we will end at the last home of Joseph Elijah Chelouche.
• The first neighborhoods outside the walls of ancient Jaffa: Neve Tzedek, the German Colony, the American Colony and others.
• Achuzat Bayit at its first days: What was life like in those first days just after leaving Jaffa? We will visit Rothschild Boulevard, The first High-school Gymnasia Herzliya, Nachalat Binyamin, today an artist market and more.
• The Markets of Tel Aviv: Markets all over the world give visitors a taste of local life. We will visit The Carmel Market, Betzalel Market and Lewinisky Market, all of which give a feeling of the different stories and people that "landed" in Tel Aviv.
• Tel-Aviv and the establishment of the state: Jerusalem is the capital, but the announcement of the state was made in Tel Aviv. We will visit Independence Hall, Ben-Gurion's house and the building of the Jewish National Fund (JNF).
• Figures of the city's past: We will try to see the city through the eyes of a few famous people Beyalik the poet, Meir Dizengoff the first mayor, and the painters Gutman and Reuven Rubin.