Jaffa

= Pre-Trip Research... = = = = Location of your site: = = = = [Tell me where in Israel your site is located, maybe it's in a city, area, or even give some GPS locations] = = = =Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with [|T] el Aviv in 1950 creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, [|I] srael. = = = = = = Geographical Features (Include a Picture or Map): = = = = [Some descriptive words or short sentences are enough, add the picture for some pizzazz] = = = = = = The Meaning of the Name of your Site: = = = = [duh, What the name of your site means] = = = =A seaport on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, incorporated with Tel Aviv 1950. Hebrew name Yafo, biblical name Joppa. = = Historical Background/Significance: = = [Why is this site so important? What in it's history makes it a significant stop on your trip?] = Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 by the Jewish Community of [|Jaffa] = Do other Cultures or Religions have connections to your site?: = = = = [Are there other people who believe this site holds significance for their culture or religion as well? Include legal claims if applicable.] = = Jaffa is mentioned in an ancient Egyptian letter from 1440 BCE, glorifying its conquest by PharaohThutmose III, whose general, Djehuty hid armed Egyptian warriors in large baskets and sent the baskets as a present to the [|Canaanite] city's governor  = = The city is also mentioned in the [|Amarna letters] under its Egyptian name Ya-Pho, ( Ya-Pu, EA 296, l.33). The city was under Egyptian rule until around 800 BCE. =

Connect a Talmudic/Biblical saying to your site:
In // Midrash Tanna'im // in its chapter Deuteronomy 33:19, reference is made to Rav Yosi (2nd century) travelling through Jaffa. Jaffa seems to have attracted serious scholars in the 4th and 5th century.

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Modern Jaffa has a [|heterogeneous] population of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Jaffa currently has 46,000 residents, of whom 16,000 are [|Arab citizens of Israel] and 30,000 are Jews. The majority of the Arab population lives in the renewed southwestern neighborhood of [|Ajami]. The Jaffa Museum is located in an 18th century Ottoman building constructed on the remains of a Crusader fortress. In 1811, Abu Nabout turned it into his seat of government. In the late 19th century, the governmental moved to the "New Saraya," and the building was sold to a wealthy Greek-Orthodox family who established a soap factory there. Since the 1960s, it has housed an archaeological museum.

Jaffa had a reputation for producing the best pomegranates Jaffa was best known for its soap industry. = Now You're ready to create a multimedia presentation in Hebrew for class here in America. =
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= After the Trip... =

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Reflections:
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