I'm Aiton Weinstein.

And I'm Naor Menninger.

And you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.

Walking down the streets of Tel Aviv, it's practically impossible to ignore the humble,

yet still extraordinary architecture of this seaside city.

Rothschild Boulevard, the Nevecadzeidic neighborhood, Allenby Street, certain parts of Tel Aviv really

feel like a film shoot set in the early parts of the last century.

One of the styles that strongly influenced this period, and today is so iconic to Tel Aviv is Bauhaus, or more accurately,

international style architecture. In Tel Aviv you can't miss it.

Minimalistic, aesthetically symmetric, low and generally white, these buildings dominate the

Tel Aviv landscape. But Bauhaus is more than just an architectural style. Its buildings

tell the story of a certain part of Zionist history. To tell this fascinating story, we're joined by

Igal Gavze. Igal is a photographer, artist, architecture graduate, and a Tel Aviv Boughhouse explorer.

His careful examination of Tel Aviv's international style architecture has led to a photography exhibition and now to a private walking tour of the white city.

Egal's new book, Form and Light, from Bauhaus to Tel Aviv, is due to be released next month.

We're excited to have Egal on the podcast to talk to us about the Bauhaus movement in Tel Aviv.

This podcast is made in collaboration with the Jewish Journal.

One correction.

Yes.

You've mentioned symmetry in connection with the international style. They were trying to break away from symmetry.

Really? Yeah. Symmetry was considered by them as, you know, part of the historicism in architecture that they want to break away from.

So who's they?

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