Tel Aviv, Bauhaus, and “Grand Illusion”
Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv
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Tel Aviv
This view of Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv shows some of the typical buildings in the background to which it owes its unofficial name, “The White City.” Since 1933 and especially after the “Reichsbürgergesetz” came into effect in 1935, Bauhaus-trained architects had left Germany and were now putting their mark on Tel Aviv, either through their own creations or through their influence on others. The photo is dominated by the Migdalor building, which was built in 1935 and housed the city’s first air-conditioned movie theater. On the external wall there is a huge advertisement for Jean Renoir’s 1937 movie “Grand Illusion,” which due to its pacifist message was banned in Nazi Germany.
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Institution:
Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin
Collection:
“Tel-Aviv Towns and Villages”, Arthur Prinz Collection, AR 5103
Original:
F 27204
