Neve Shalom, Tel Aviv

It was established by Zerah Barnett in 1890 outside the walls of Jaffa[1] and named after Isaiah 32:18: "My people will live in a dwelling place of peace."

[3] The neighborhood was built of low-rise two storey buildings, some with internal courtyards and with red tiled roofs and decorative arched windows.

The streets were narrow, with no clear separation between residential and commercial areas except for the synagogue, mikveh and covered bazar/market.

[4] One of the first public institutions, built in 1895, on land donated by Zerah Barnett was Sha'arei Torah (lit.

[5] In 1905, Rabbi Kook's brother-in-law, Raphael Rabinowitz-Teomim, established a girls' school that became an important center of Hebrew culture and language-learning.