Historical black and white photograph of a man on horseback on a street in early 20th century Tel Aviv, from the documentary series Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Tel Aviv-Jaffa

9
episodes
2009

The city with a hyphen at its heart. How Tel Aviv was born out of Jaffa, yet convinced itself it was born from the sands. How it adopted the image of the "White City" and how it confronted the "black and gray" city that developed in the shadows of that image. The series follows the city’s trajectory of development—from Jaffa northward across the Yarkon River, and then back to the city center, reviving it as a coveted real estate treasure.

Script and Editing: Anat Zeltzer, Modi Bar-On • Associate Editor: Asaf Galay • Cinematography: Gabriel Bibliowicz • Video Editing: Maurice Ben-Mayor, Dori Tepper, Gabriel Bibliowicz • Music: Eran Weitz • Narration: Alma Zack • Producers: Modi & Anat Ltd. • Channel 8 and Channel 10

Episode
1

From Jaffa to Tel Aviv

Founded in 1909, the process began 110 years earlier with Napoleon's conquest. Jaffa became a bustling international port, leading to the creation of the first "garden city" and the Herzliya Gymnasium.

Subtitles:

English

54:05

Episode
2

From City to Metropolis

Tel Aviv in its first century was an ideological city. Two world wars, mass immigration, and the founding of the state transformed the garden city into a modern metropolis.

Subtitles:

English

1:06:55

Episode
3

From City to the Non-Stop City

The story of Tel Aviv in the 21st century — gentrification, global culture, and the non-stop city that never sleeps.

Subtitles:

English

53:20