Yehuda Magidovitch
Yehuda Magidovitch | |
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Born | 1886 Uman, Ukraine |
Died | 1961 Tel Aviv, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Architect |
Yehuda Magidovitch (1886–1961) was one of the most prolific Israeli architects. Among his prominent works are the Galei Aviv Casino, a café-restaurant (demolished in 1939), and the Cinema Esther (now Cinema Hotel), both in Tel Aviv.[1]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Yehuda Magidovitch was born in 1886 in Uman in the Ukraine. He studied in Odessa. In 1919, he emigrated to Mandatory Palestine.
Career[]
Magidovitch became the first chief engineer of Tel Aviv[1] in 1920. In 1923 he established his own design and construction company. In 1934 his son Raphael also joined the office.[2]
Magidovitch's 1920s buildings were in eclectic style, but beginning in the early 1930s he started moving towards Art Deco. His first International style designs from 1934 retained a personal artistic expression.[2]
Death[]
Magidovitch suffered a brain hemorrhage in 1954, which brought his professional activity to an end. He died in 1961 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Gallery[]
Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv in the 1930s (built 1924-25)
The Levin House, used for many years by the former Soviet embassy, Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv (1924)
Gottgold House, Tel Aviv (1935–36); with Raphael Magidovitch. Built in a dialogue of forms with the Polishuk House (1934) across the street.
Cinema Esther, now Cinema Hotel, Tel Aviv (1938)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Aisenberg, Lydia: "Cinema Tel Aviv - A reel special hotel", in The Jerusalem Post, 9 August 2009
- ^ Jump up to: a b Metsger-Samoḳ, Nitsah: Des maisons sur le sable: Tel-Aviv, mouvement moderne et esprit Bauhaus, Éditions de l’éclat, 2004
External links[]
Media related to Yehuda Magidovitch at Wikimedia Commons
- 1886 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Uman
- People from Tel Aviv
- Architects in Mandate Palestine
- Israeli architects
- Israeli people stubs