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SIMONE PERELE

some of Jaffa's original Arab residents
found themselves on the other side of the
new border, and they became refugees.
In 1949, Jaffa was formally merged with
the Tel Aviv municipality, and the city of
Tel Aviv-Jaffa was established.

Gaining Stature

The next several decades were a time of
growth and challenge for the builders of
Tel Aviv. The city struggled with economic
and social problems as it grew rapidly.
Nearby suburbs cropped up, a university
was founded and Tel Aviv became the
anchor of an urban metropolis that by the
city's centennial was home to a majority of
Israeli citizens.
There was a time, however, when Tel
Aviv's ascent was not assured. Throughout
the 1970s, a lack of affordable housing
prompted young people to leave the city in
great numbers, and Tel Aviv was left with
an aging population.
But by the 1980s, Tel Aviv again had
become the locus of young sophisticates,

quickly solidifying its stature as Israel's
coolest city with a flurry of new develop-
ment and renovation. Tel Aviv preserved
the old and created the new, stretching
northward with the establishment of new
neighborhoods and suburbs along the
Mediterranean and upward with the con-
struction of new skyscrapers downtown.
In 2003, Tel Aviv was designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site for the
Bauhaus-style architecture that had
become a hallmark of the city.
Today, Tel Aviv-Jaffa is both Israel's com-
mercial center and a seaside town. The
ancient, cobblestone streets of Old Jaffa
abut the artsy neighborhoods of south Tel
Aviv. The city has skyscrapers and hum-
mus joints, embassies and all-night bars.
At 100, Israel's first Hebrew city has
become an international destination. E

This story is a collaboration with the Tel
Aviv Centennial Authority.

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