The National Institutions House
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The National Institutions House is located in Jerusalem at King George street
. This structure was built for "National Zionist institutions" and became a symbol of the Jewish state on the way up to the establishment. Held in attack on 11 March 1948 was the worst attacks in the War of Independence up to that time, became landmark events of the War of Independence. From the balcony of this building declared the People's Assembly members, who were besieged Jerusalem and could not get the declaration of independence, the establishment of Israel, where the first meetings were held in the Knesset
, Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann
was sworn it.
Richard Kaufman
, Rehavia neighborhood planning, the neighborhood school - the Hebrew Gymnasium Rehavia
. Residents preferred the school building and not dwell in the neighborhood at the edge, and high school being built in the designated neighborhood synagogue, while the lot on King George is the National Institutions House.
For the construction of the building was an architectural competition in 1927, she submitted 37 proposals. Among presenters were Architects Richard Kaufman offers, Alexander Baerwald
, Arieh Sharon
, Eliezer Yellin.
Heads of national institutions required the planners that the building height shall not exceed two storeys, the building will be one unit but it will be three divisions (management of the Zionist Organizations: Jewish Agency for Israel
, Jewish National Fund
, Keren Hayesod
) and the building will match the character of the city of Jerusalem. Budget for national institutions to build the building was £ 30,000.
The program selected was that of the Architect "Yohanan Ratner" who built the buildings around a courtyard and to create a national front of the building while disconnected from the noise of the street on the one hand, and maintaining the impressive facade of the building despite being low environmental buildings.
Ratner planned the International Style
building features Jerusalemites but generally. Structure similar slippery slippery Tower of David
and windows reminiscent of slits in the wall of Jerusalem.
Despite the selected program reviews leveled at her, especially on the low height of the two-story structure. Architect "Benjamin T. Leikin" argued that low compared to the building blocks of other religions in Jerusalem, and other building nearby Terra Santa.
Construction work began in 1928. Due to budgetary problems the construction was completed in stages. The first floor of the building was inaugurated in 1930 and civil construction of the second floor only ended in 1936.
King George Street (Jerusalem)
King George Street is a street in central Jerusalem, Israel. It was named for King George V on December 9, 1924.-History:King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under General Allenby...
. This structure was built for "National Zionist institutions" and became a symbol of the Jewish state on the way up to the establishment. Held in attack on 11 March 1948 was the worst attacks in the War of Independence up to that time, became landmark events of the War of Independence. From the balcony of this building declared the People's Assembly members, who were besieged Jerusalem and could not get the declaration of independence, the establishment of Israel, where the first meetings were held in the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
, Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann, , was a Zionist leader, President of the Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952....
was sworn it.
The structure of the building
Built as a place where national institutions designated by the ArchitectArchitect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Richard Kaufman
Richard Kaufman
Richard Ian Kaufman is an English cricketer. Kaufman is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Kettering, Northamptonshire....
, Rehavia neighborhood planning, the neighborhood school - the Hebrew Gymnasium Rehavia
Gymnasia Rehavia
Gymnasia Rehavia is a high school in the Rehavia neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel.-History:Gymnasia Rehavia was the country’s second modern high school, after Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv. The school was first established in Jerusalem's Bukharan Quarter in 1909. The building on Keren Kayemet...
. Residents preferred the school building and not dwell in the neighborhood at the edge, and high school being built in the designated neighborhood synagogue, while the lot on King George is the National Institutions House.
For the construction of the building was an architectural competition in 1927, she submitted 37 proposals. Among presenters were Architects Richard Kaufman offers, Alexander Baerwald
Alexander Baerwald
Alexander Baerwald was a German Jewish architect best known for his work in Haifa, Israel.Baerwald was born in Berlin, Germany on 3 March 1877. He studied at the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg , interrupted by the summer semester 1898 at the Technische Hochschule of Munich...
, Arieh Sharon
Arieh Sharon
Arieh Sharon was an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962—the first in this discipline. Sharon was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the first master plan of the young state, reporting to then Prime Minister, David...
, Eliezer Yellin.
Heads of national institutions required the planners that the building height shall not exceed two storeys, the building will be one unit but it will be three divisions (management of the Zionist Organizations: Jewish Agency for Israel
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora into the state of Israel.-History:...
, Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a quasi-governmental, non-profit organisation...
, Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal is the central fundraising organization for Israel, with operations in 45 countries. The work of Keren Hayesod is carried out in accordance with the Keren Hayesod Law, 5716-1956, passed by the Knesset in January 1956...
) and the building will match the character of the city of Jerusalem. Budget for national institutions to build the building was £ 30,000.
The program selected was that of the Architect "Yohanan Ratner" who built the buildings around a courtyard and to create a national front of the building while disconnected from the noise of the street on the one hand, and maintaining the impressive facade of the building despite being low environmental buildings.
Ratner planned the International Style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
building features Jerusalemites but generally. Structure similar slippery slippery Tower of David
Tower of David
The Tower of David is an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem.Built to strengthen a strategically weak point in the Old City's defenses, the citadel that stands today was constructed during the 2nd century BC and subsequently destroyed and rebuilt by,...
and windows reminiscent of slits in the wall of Jerusalem.
Despite the selected program reviews leveled at her, especially on the low height of the two-story structure. Architect "Benjamin T. Leikin" argued that low compared to the building blocks of other religions in Jerusalem, and other building nearby Terra Santa.
Construction work began in 1928. Due to budgetary problems the construction was completed in stages. The first floor of the building was inaugurated in 1930 and civil construction of the second floor only ended in 1936.
The Memorial to Victims of Antisemitism around the World
In 2008 established the The Memorial to Victims of Antisemitism around the World in design of Star of David shaped form on which are inscribed the names of the Jews was killed around the world on anti Semitic acts. as every year in front of the memorial ceremony in memory of all Jews who killed in anti Semitic around the world.External links
- The National Institutions House (Hebrew) in the HaganahHaganahHaganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
website.