An experiential tour of Tel Aviv – the vision, reality, and us
Population: Police officers, SPCC
Education cycle: Zionism and national heritage, knowledge of the land and the state, cultural competence, police heritage
Through an experiential journey between stations, we will learn about the values that lie beneath the surface and the decisions that shaped reality. We will learn about the pioneering stories of the realization of the Zionist vision and the role of the police in it, examine the challenges of realizing this vision in today's Israeli reality, and ask how these challenges are reflected in the work of the police.
Stops to choose from on the tour:
- Herzl Street and the "My Beloved Tel Aviv" mosaic: Start of the tour, introduction to Herzl's Zionist vision.
- Beit Akiva Aryeh Weiss: Learn about the history of Tel Aviv's founding and its early days, and how it relates to Herzl's vision.
- Shalom Tower – Establishing the Tel Aviv Police Force, the Vision and the Challenges
- The Great Synagogue / Ohel Moed Synagogue: Stories of the establishment of the first synagogues in the city, different approaches to coexistence in a multicultural society, and a discussion on ways of dealing with this challenge today.
- The Defense Museum: Protection and Mission Then and Now – The Mission of Police Service Today Versus the Motivation of the Profession.
- Founders Square: Tel Aviv and the Zionist idea as a joint creation of the Jewish people across the Diaspora, a discussion about the ability of different people to weave a vision together.
- Nahum Gutman's mosaic "Little Tel Aviv": The history of Tel Aviv.
- 46 Rothschild Boulevard: The splendor and wealth of Tel Aviv then and now, a discussion of economic disparities and the dilemmas of preservation and renewal.
- The first kiosk: The debate about the character of the young city and its culture.
- The One People School: The place of education in society, Clarifying the role of the commander as an educator.
- Dizengoff Statue (near Independence Hall): Declaration of the State and the Declaration of Independence.
