Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

The Hebrew Herzlia Gymnasium (Hebrew: הגימנסיה העברית הרצליה, HaGymnasia HaIvrit Herzliya, also known as Gymnasia Herzliya, Herzliya Gymnasium), originally HaGymnasia HaIvrit ( Hebrew school), is a traditional high school in Tel Aviv.

History

The school was founded in 1905 in the then Ottoman Jaffa. The foundation stone for the new school in the Herzl Street in Ahuzat Bayit took place on 28 July 1909. This was the first Hebrew school in the city. The building was designed by Joseph Barsky in the Moorish style; this was inspired by descriptions of Solomon's temple. The building was until 1962 an important landmark in Tel Aviv; This year, the building was torn down for the construction of the Shalom Meir Tower. The demolition of the school followed by a widespread awareness of the importance of preserving historical landmarks. The Society for Preservation Israeli architectural heritage was partly founded in 1980 as a reaction to the fate of the Hebrew Herzlia Gymnasium.

At its current location in the Jabotinsky Street, it serves as six years of secondary school. The modern campus is entered through a gateway, which is a cast iron replica of the facade of the building in 1909; the gate was installed in 2006 and funded by donations.

Headmaster

Among the heads of schools, some were in Israel celebrities, including, inter alia:

  • Dr. Ben Zion Mossinson
  • Dr. Chaim Boger ( Bograschov )
  • Dr. Baruch Ben- Yehuda
  • Dr. Carmi Jogev
  • Ron Huldai

Renowned teacher

  • Saul Tschernichowski, poet
  • Joseph Chaim Brenner, writer

Well-known graduates

  • Moshe Sharett, second Prime Minister of Israel (1954-1955)
  • Avraham Shlonsky, poet
  • Aharon Megged, writer
  • Yuval Neeman, physicists
  • Aron Brand, pediatrician cardiologist
  • Ron Huldai, mayor of Tel Aviv ( 1998 -)
  • Natan Alterman
Moorish Revival architecture Shaul Tchernichovsky Yosef Haim Brenner Nathan Alterman
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