It is named after Judas Maccabeus, one of the great warriors in Jewish history, who led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
The neighborhood is one of Tel Aviv's most affluent areas with a mix of low-rise apartment buildings and private villas.
The neighborhood was initially populated with Central European Jewish immigrants, who had previously fled from both the Nazis and Communists.
Yehuda Hamaccabi whilst viewed as possessing a laid back atmosphere,[1] is according to the city guide 'solidly bourgeois and Ashkenazi'.
It is still common to hear more elderly residents speaking Hungarian, German or the carefully enunciated old-fashioned Hebrew.