Published by Leonardo Calcagno
Established as a Jewish settlement in 1909, Tel Aviv has become Israel’s financial center and the country’s second largest city. Join Nathan Harpaz, Ph.D., curator of Oakton Community College’s Koehnline Museum of Art, as he discusses his new book, Zionist Architecture and Town Planning: The Building of Tel Aviv (1919 – 1929) from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Friday January 31, at the College’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road (Room 2609). Harpaz’s free lecture headlines Oakton Library’s “Beautiful Minds” distinguished speaker series, open to the public. Article continues at suntimes.com