Offers an innovative approach to understanding the cultural
history of Tel Aviv by exploring the mythical dimension and
texture of the city. "Tel Aviv, a UNESCO world heritage sit,
grew literally out of the sand dunes of the ancient fishing town
of Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast of Palestine. Today known as
the White City, forn its architectural heritage, Tel Aviv
started out in 1909 as a Jewish garden suburb and grew into a
city in 1934. [The book] probes behind the myth of the city to
give us a fascinating panoramic appreciation of the first Hebrew
city of the modern era." Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of
the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of
Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of
Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a lively
metropolis, renowned for its architecture and culture, openness
and vitality. A young city about to celebrate its 100th
anniversity, the mythic Tel Aviv continues to represent a
fundamental idea that transce