Timeline of Tel Aviv

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

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

19th century[]

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

20th century[]

1900s[]

1904 – Ohel Moshe was founded.
1906 – Kerem HaTeimanim was founded.^[1]
1909 – Tel Aviv founded near Jaffa.^[2]

1910s[]

1917 – April: Tel Aviv and Jaffa deportation.

1920s[]

1921 – Meir Dizengoff becomes mayor.
1925 – David Bloch-Blumenfeld becomes mayor.

1930s[]

1930s – White City built.
1932
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art established.
- Maccabiah Stadium opens.
1936 – Israel Rokach becomes mayor.
1938 – Tel Aviv Zoo opens.
1939 – Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper begins publication.^[3]

1940s[]

1941 – Tel Aviv Central Bus Station opens.
1948 – Population: 244,614.^[4]

1950s[]

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

1950
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality formed.^[2]
- Chen Cinema opens.^[5]
1951 – Ramat Gan Stadium opens near city.
1953
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange founded.
- Chaim Levanon becomes mayor.

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.
- [ru] Russian-language newspaper in publication.^[3]
1972 – London Ministores Mall built.
1973 – Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv Cinematheque^[5] 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.^[6]
1996 – 4 March: Dizengoff Center suicide bombing.
1997 – Isrotel Tower built.
1998
- Ron Huldai becomes mayor.
- Center for Contemporary Art founded.^[7]
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.

2020s[]

References[]

^ Elkayam, Mordechai (1990). Yafo – Neve-Tzedek, rashita shel Tel-Aviv (in Hebrew). Ministry of Defence. p. 231.
^ ^a ^b Bernard Reich; David H. Goldberg (2008). Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6403-0.
^ ^a ^b "Israel: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2260+. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Tel Aviv". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "Israel Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "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.

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

[1] Elkayam, Mordechai (1990). Yafo – Neve-Tzedek, rashita shel Tel-Aviv (in Hebrew). Ministry of Defence. p. 231.

[Reich2008-2] Bernard Reich; David H. Goldberg (2008). Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6403-0.

[europa2004-3] "Israel: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2260+. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.

[4] "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.

[cinema-5] "Movie Theaters in Tel Aviv". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[bbc-profile-6] "Israel Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[NewMuseum-7] "Israel". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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