Tel Aviv Beach

110 years ago, on April 11, 1909, Tel Aviv was founded. Its name literally translates from Hebrew as "spring hill". On the birthday of this colorful Middle Eastern city, we offer you a look at its beach, a place where cultures connect and life boils.

1. Stav comes to the beach every week from Ariel, located 40 km from Tel Aviv. She graduated from the army last year and is now studying architecture.

2. Aster and Meshi became best friends during their military service.

3. An emigrant from Ethiopia changed his name to Aaron upon arrival in Israel.

4. Elana with her son on the beach in Tel Aviv. Most of all they like to wet their feet in seawater.

5. Oded and Michael play matkot, a type of beach tennis common in Israel, all day long.

6. A married couple from Ramat Hasharon, which is a 20-minute drive from Tel Aviv.

7. Ilan comes to his favorite place after work.

8. In that season, leopard print swimsuits were popular with sunbathers.

9. Malka snacks on soybeans on the beach in Tel Aviv.

10. 28-year-old Dahlia during a meeting with her comrades in the army.

11. Fatima brings the children to the beach at sunset.

12. JJ, who emigrated from Sudan, says that because of his way of dressing, many Israelis take him for a rap star.

13. Israeli teenagers get in shape during pre-war training.

14. Couples relax on the beach.

15. A secluded place in the northern part of the beach.

16. Halima, whose mother emigrated from Liberia 5 years ago, comes to the beach every Friday with her parents and sisters.

17. 62-year-old Amalia has been going to the Tel Aviv beach all her life.

18. Rafael regularly visits the gay beach.

19. After emigrating from Belarus, Dina became one of the regular visitors to the beach.

20. 78-year-old Yossi comes to the beach twice a day: at dawn and at sunset.

21. Lifeguard Shlomi patrols the beach at his usual place.

22. Tanya, a guest from Moscow, came to the beach with her family, who immigrated to Israel.

23. 57-year-old Yehoshua from Budapest often plays matkot on the beach in Tel Aviv.

24. Ayala and her family emigrated from Ethiopia when the girl was two years old.

25. Vacationers sunbathe on a gay beach.

26. Lior admits that she has to spend four hours getting from Eilat to her favorite Tel Aviv beach.

27. Moses, was born at Tehran airport when his parents emigrated from Iran to Israel. Every evening he looks for coins and jewelry on the beach.

28. Galina, an emigrant from Uzbekistan, comes to the same place every day at sunset.