Description
Rokach House was built in 1887, the house of Shimon Rokach, the head of community who had the vision and the initiation to build the first Jewish neighborhood outside of Jaffa walls. Following the construction of Neve Zedek more houses and new neighborhoods were built conquering the dunes and spreading out to form the city of Tel Aviv. Rokach House – encounter with life 120 years ago, operates as a museum dedicated to the period, it includes furniture, household goods, clothing, photographs, historical background and a short film. The house features the sculpture and paintings of Lea Majaro Mintz Shimon Rokach’s granddaughter who restored the house.