Sea, Boulevard, Square Tour | The Zionist Story of Tel Aviv, the First Hebrew City

Natan Alterman, poet of the city of Tel Aviv, also writes about current events.

Did he always write what the respected leader Ben-Gurion requested?

Which kiosk did he go to on the boulevard, and what does it have to do with the Declaration of Independence?

A Gordian knot is a complicated knot that has no ends and cannot be untied. The story tells of Gordius the farmer who became king because he was the first to pass by the statue of Zeus.

King Midas tied his father's cart with a knot that could not be untied. Rumor spread that whoever could untie the Gordian knot would be the man to conquer Asia. One day, Alexander the Great passed by the cart during his conquest.

It is impossible not to stop at the new statue that has been placed on the boulevard next to the house where they lived. For a moment, it seems as if Paula and David Ben-Gurion have returned to the Poalei Agudat Yisrael neighborhood in Tel Aviv. You can hear the story behind the statue in a video by the sculptor, Shira Zlozor.

The house named after Chana Chizik was built in the 1930s, on the site where the Poalei Agudat Yisrael farm, founded and managed by Chana, operated in the 1920s. It is a little hard to believe, but there used to be a farm here between the boulevard and the route of Arlozorov Street (which had not yet been paved at the time), and its purpose was to train young women for agricultural work so that they could integrate into the working settlement.

In 1997, Café Apropo was located here, and on Purim, a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing three women: Yael, Anat, and Michal. Etched in all our memories is the image of Shani, Anat's daughter, a baby dressed as a clown, being carried by a policewoman.

On the boulevard opposite Beit Chana stands a monument in memory of the three.

An unusual street lamp that does not illuminate the boulevard, but is connected to an electricity pole.

Sculpture – Gabi Kelzmer.

It's a little hard to believe, but at the end of the boulevard is the Tel Aviv Zoo. And so, the roars of lions, the heads of giraffes, and other animals became part of the cityscape.

On Hadassah Street, which borders the garden, you will find a statue of Mordechai Shorenshtein, founder of the zoo.

From Hadassah, we can go up to the balcony of the city hall and look out onto the square that changed its name from Kings of Israel Square to Rabin Square, following the tragic assassination of the Israeli prime minister.

Before heading down to the monument, we'll check out Tomerkin's open-sky Star of David monument.