Party till morning at Tel Aviv’s White Night

“Annual end-of-June festival offers up a cornucopia of art, performances, live music and international foods…

In Hebrew, “white night” means a night with no sleep, but there’s an added connotation in Tel Aviv, which is known as the “white city” and was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2003 for its unusual collection of white buildings designed in the Bauhaus style.

The German architectural school emphasized functionality and inexpensive building materials, ideas that were brought to the city in the 1930s by German Jewish architects fleeing Europe.

Fittingly, White Night offers opportunities to celebrate the city and its history. Following is a selection of events, with a full listing available at the municipality website…”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/party-till-morning-at-tel-avivs-white-night/

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