Constructing the city of Tel Aviv

Urban space, physical culture and the natural and built environment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12592272
AutoresNina S Spiegel (Portland State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume16
Fascículo4
Páginas497-516
Data de publicação2012-09-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoRethinking History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1364-2529 • E-ISSN: 1470-1154
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13642529.2012.697279
OpenAlexW2071118269
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas24

This article investigates the intersection of space, culture and the moving body in Tel Aviv during the British Mandate of Palestine. Established in 1909 as a garden suburb of Jaffa, by the 1920s Tel Aviv had become the dynamic cultural and economic center of the Jewish community in Palestine. The culture of Tel Aviv was highly influenced by its natural setting but, as the 'first Hebrew city', it was also impacted by the processes of urbanization. Through analysis of a variety of developments in the physical culture arena, this article uncovers how the burgeoning metropolis both drew from and shaped the physical environment. Keywords: bodysportsdancecultureurbanenvironmentTel AvivMandate PalestineIsrael Acknowledgements I am grateful to the Dance Library of Israel, the Israeli Government Press Office, The Joseph Yekutieli Maccabi Sports Archive, the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive and the Wingate Institute for use of their materials. I would also like to thank Linda J. Borish and Murray Phillips for their insightful comments on an earlier version of this essay. Notes 1. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/israel-and-the-palestinian-territories/mediterranean-coast/tel-aviv 2. For a discussion of the role of tiyulim (hikes) in contemporary Israeli society, see Ben-David (Citation1997) and Katriel (Citation1995). For a discussion of the role of land in Israeli culture, see Zakim (2006). 3. Many visitors to Tel Aviv at the time commented on the ease with which Jews conducted themselves in the streets and contrasted this comfort with Jewish life in Europe (Helman 2008; Mann Citation2006). 4. For a greater discussion of Hapoel, see Kaufman (1993, 1996). 5. The second Maccabiah Games included sports competitions for men and women, with women competing for a number of countries. For a further discussion on the role of American women in the Second Maccabiah Games, see Borish (Citation2002). 6. Other important scenes in this segment include sprinters, discus throwers, boxers, a scene from the Maccabiah and mass calisthenics conducted outside in a series of different locations. 7. Palestine Bulletin, 29 March 1932, 1. 8. Untitled and undated article, Wingate Institute (Netanya, Israel). 9. The Yishuv had been looking for contributions for the building of the stadium for months. The Maccabi representative Dr. Alexander Rosenfeld had collected about US$2,000 in New York. Mayor Dizengoff gave 100 lira of his own private funds. The Bank Ophek, Keren Hayesod and Jewish National Fund also gave money. Untitled and undated article, Wingate Institute (Netanya, Israel). 10. 'Gurit Kadman's Parents' Visit to her Home in Israel in 1936', Dance Library of Israel, H-317; Author interview with Ayalah Goren Kadman, Jerusalem, Israel, 13 July 1998

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