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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
Tragic Tel Aviv: A free walking tour through tragedy, terror - and resilience - on Tel Aviv's most famous street
I moved from Canada to Tel Aviv with my wife and children in 2018, to escape the cold weather. This isn't my first time living in Israel: During the 1990s I explored the religious lifestyle in Jerusalem, then abandoned religion, returned to Toronto and found work as a comedy writer, creating jokes for rising standup comedians in the USA and Canada. I also write comic books (for adults and kids). I decided to create a tour of local terror attack sites in Tel Aviv after being a witness to some of these attacks and personally knowing people who were wounded...and because I currently live right next to the locations where they happened - the tour is simply part of my life. I approach even the darkest subjects with a bit of humour, so you can expect a unique perspective when you walk this tragic path with me.
Tour description
Tragic Tel Aviv: A walking tour through tragedy, terror - and resilience - on Tel Aviv's most famous street.
During this tour we:
- Visit the locations of 6 terror attacks along Dizengoff Street.
- See the memorials.
- Hear about the cruelty of our enemies.
- Remember the lives of the victims.
The entire tour takes approximately 55 minutes.
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Mikhoels Square, Tel Aviv-JaffaMikhoels Square, Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Tour starts at Mikhoels Square (corner of King George / Ben Tsiyon Blvd). In front of the big "Max20" dollar store. I will stand there with my green folder and probably a T-shirt with a silly slogan on it. *If you don't see me, or you're arriving a little bit late, my Whatsapp is: +972 52 954 2742 and my name is Jeffrey
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1Outside visitMikhoels Square
Ground zero (with memorial) of the WWII Italian airforce bombing that utterly devastated downtown Tel Aviv and resulted in huge civilian casualties.
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2Outside visitDizengoff Center
Dizengoff Center, the location of a 1996 Purim holiday suicide bombing that targeted children. There's a memorial here, still frequently covered in flowers.
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3Outside visitRav Hen Dizengoff
This movie theatre suffered a grenade attack upon the audience during a film screening in 1974, followed by a riot. No memorial here, but I show photos and tell the story.
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4Outside visitDizengoff Square
Just a block from Dizengoff Square, we visit the location of the first-ever major suicide bombing, in 1994, which happened on a bus. There is a memorial here.
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5Outside visitDizengoff Street 111
The Egyptian airforce bombed a mini-market that stood here in 1948 during one of their many air raids that followed Israel's declaration of independence.
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6Outside visitSimta
This bar was the site of a New Years day 2016 shooting attack...it's our final stop...but for those interested, the next block further down has another bar that was attacked in a similar manner, and a block after that is a corner where three pedestrians were shot in the head...the tour, sadly, never really ends...
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).