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Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche 1870 – 23 July 1934) was one of the founders of Tel Aviv, an entrepreneur, businessman and industrialist.     Early life   Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche was born in Jaffa. His father, Aharon Chelouche, one of the prominent figures of the local North African Jewish community, was a …

Tel Aviv-Jaffa has the exceedingly rare, contradictory distinction of being both one of the oldest cites and newest metropolises on earth. With historic Jaffa nostalgically referred to as the «Belle of the Mediterranean» and modern Tel Aviv’s comparison to New York City as «The Big Orange,» the city has a …