Urban Crime – A Tour of the History of Hebrew Crime in the First Hebrew City, Tel Aviv

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Urban Crime – A Disturbing Tour of Tel Aviv
Urban Crime – A Disturbing Tour of Tel Aviv
Urban Crime – A Disturbing Tour of Tel Aviv
Contact / Register - directly with the instructors

Urban Crime – A Tour of the History of Hebrew Crime in the First Hebrew City, Tel Aviv

Technical details

Duration

Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
The tour lasts about two and a half to three hours.
The route is not circular.

cost

ILS 110 To participant

₪200 per couple

Meeting point

Will be given to registrants.

The tour is a historical tour, covering the 1930s to the 1960s.

We will embark on a special tour of the fascinating stories of Tel Aviv crime, We will follow the story of the imprisonment of the first Hebrew criminal, meet one of the underground movements that operated after the establishment of the state with the aim of establishing a halachic state here, pass by the hospital where Arlazov was treated, follow a triple murder case that remains unsolved to this day, and discover the fate of the street that was built without his consent...

The tour is a historical tour, covering the 1930s to the 1960s.

We will embark on a special tour of the fascinating stories of Tel Aviv crime, We will follow the story of the imprisonment of the first Jewish criminal, we will meet one of the underground groups that operated after the establishment of the state with the aim of establishing a Halacha state here, we will pass by the hospital where Arlesorov was treated, we will follow a triple murder case that has not been solved to this day, and we will discover what happened to the street that was built without the consent of Meir Dizengoff.

We will end the tour with a story from the beginning of the state that is still taught in law schools today. As one of the seminal cases in the history of Jewish law.

Tour structure:

Guide details:

Jonathan Lukemson

Tour guide Jonathan Luxman

⬤ Guide since 2011.
⬤ Ministry of Education standard guide.
Historian and independent researcher, holding a master's degree in Eretz Israel Studies and Archaeology.
⬤ Specializes in building special tours, with an emphasis on depth and experience.

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