The Neve Tzedek district is not as famous as, for example, old Jaffa, where it is impossible to make your way through the crowds of tourists. It is usually quiet and uncrowded here; the very atmosphere encourages a slow and measured pace of life.
Neve Tzedek was founded even before Tel Aviv, in 1887. After the First Aliyah - a wave of immigration of the Jewish people to Jaffa at the end of the 19th century - the housing issue became acute, and it was necessary to expand the city's territory. Thus the district appeared, where several dozen prosperous families settled. Later, Tel Aviv was merged with Jaffa and all the surrounding lands.
Neve Tzedek has always been famous for its cultural life, and the Israeli intelligentsia often settled here. It was in this district that the first Israeli cinema, "Eden," was opened in 1914 and became beloved by Tel Aviv residents for a long time. In the cinema building, which still exists to this day, in addition to films, opera performances and plays were shown. One can also note such remarkable sites as the "Suzanne Dellal" theater center, Shlush Bridge, and the house of the Abulafia family - an outstanding Jewish philosopher of the 13th century.
The neighboring districts are built up with new modern buildings that try to dominate the architecture; however, they are not very successful at it. For more than a hundred years, Neve Tzedek has remained unchanged, especially since the government program adopted for the preservation of cultural heritage prohibits changing the appearance of the district.
