Yitzhak Rabin Center (Israeli Museum)
This Center is home to the Israeli Museum which tells the story of Israel’s struggle for peace with its neighbors. It also tells the story of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was assassinated by a right-wing Orthodox Jew due to his work planning and implementing the Oslo Accord. This agreement created the Palestinian National Authority and granted it partial control over parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Other Information
– Haganah (1920’s), Irgun (1930’s), Stern Gang (1940-41), Palmach (1941)
– Rabin Ambassador to United States (1974-1977)
– Rabin had to resign because they found money in a United States Bank in his wife’s name.
Sarona Centre
In 1871 a group of Christians from southwestern Germany known as the Templers established a small agricultural colony near Jaffa. They brought technologies with them that had a strong impact on the early Zionists. At the end of World War I, the British exiled them to Egypt. In 1921, they returned and expanded their agricultural holdings. Since some became supporters of the Nazi Party, they were known as enemies and eventually deported to Australia.
After 1948, the Israeli government turned the Templer buildings into government offices. Over 30 of the colony’s historic buildings were restored and redeveloped into a commercial Centre.
