Neve Tzedek

Why go

It was the first Jewish neighbourhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa. For years, the neighbourhood prospered as Tel Aviv, the first modern Hebrew city, grew up around it. Years of neglect and disrepair followed, but today, Neve Tzedek has become one of Tel Aviv's latest fashionable and expensive districts.

What to look for

• It was the first Jewish neighbourhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa.
• For years, the neighbourhood prospered as Tel Aviv, the first modern Hebrew city, grew up around it.

The full story

Neve Tzedek is a neighbourhood located in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Jewish neighbourhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa. For years, the neighbourhood prospered as Tel Aviv, the first modern Hebrew city, grew up around it. Years of neglect and disrepair followed, but today, Neve Tzedek has become one of Tel Aviv's latest fashionable and expensive districts. Literally, Neve Tzedek means Abode of Justice, but it is also one of the names for God (Jeremiah 50:7). The new residents constructed mostly colourful, low buildings along narrow streets. Residents' homes featured many contemporary luxuries like private bathrooms and kitchens. At the beginning of the 1900s, many artists and writers made Neve Tzedek their residence. Most notably, future Nobel prize laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon, as well as Hebrew artist Nahum Gutman, used Neve Tzedek as both a home and a sanctuary for art.

Useful to know

• Check current site conditions before setting out, especially around holidays, services or special events.
• Keep the visit in the same geographic cluster as nearby stops; cross-city transfers can take longer than the map suggests.

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