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Sign: Givatayim - Aldema Square


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Borochov St 31, Giv’atayim, Israel
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On the sign:
[סמל העיר גבעתיים]
אברהם אלדמע 1963-1884
זהבה אלדמע 1995-1901


אברהם אלדמע, איש העלייה השנייה אמן ומורה לאמנות בגימנסיה הרצליה, מראשוני הפעילים בהגנה וחלוץ אנשי התרבות בעיר תל - אביב.
בשנת 1922 היה ממקימי שכונת בורוכוב ביתו היה יוצא דופן במבנהו משאר בתי המייסדים.
בשנת 1923 נחפר ונבנה בחצר הבית "סליק" גדול בו אוכסנו מאות כלי נשק. פתח האוורור הוסווה על ידי הצבת שובך יונים מעליו. ה"סליק" היה מחסן הנשק הגדול בגוש דן והיה פעיל במשך 25 שנים עד קום המדינה.
בבית נערכו השבעות של חברי ההגנה בגוש דן והוא הפך למפקדה בלתי רשמית של ארגון "ההגנה" בשכונת בורוכוב.
בשנת 1925 נשא אברהם לאישה את זהבה יודלביץ חלוצה מאנשי העלייה השלישית חברת "משק הפועלות" בשכונה, חברת "ההגנה" ויקירת גבעתיים לאחר נישואיהם הועידו אברהם וזהבה את ביתם כמרכז תרבות שנודע כ"חצר אלדמע".
הם הקימו בחצר אמפיתיאטרון בן 800 מושבים ובו הצגות ומופעים של תיאטרוני "המטאטא", "הקומקום", "האוהל", "הבימה" וכו’
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The square was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

Near the sign is a sign indicating another name for the square (Rishonim Square), as can be seen in a photo taken that day Click for a larger image
(The central panel on the sign has apparently fallen off, the original sign can be seen on the website Click for sign's details)

In the past, the square was called "Borokhov Square" and the garden in its center was called "Gan Ha’Aigul" (Circular Garden), by this name it still appears on the "Rishonim Route" of the Borokhov neighborhood Click for sign's details

The house of the Aldema couple, which also includes the Slick, appears on several signs on the site Click for sign's details, Click for sign's details

A picture of Avraham Aldma on a sign dedicated to the Borochov neighborhood in Beit Rishonim Click for sign's details
Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[City emblem of Giv’atayim]
Avraham Aldema 1884-1963
Zahava Aldema 1901-1995


Avraham Aldema, a member of the Second Aliyah, was an artist and art teacher at the Herzliya Gymnasium, one of the early activists in the Haganah, and a pioneer of cultural life in the city of Tel Aviv.
In 1922 he was among the founders of the Borochov neighborhood. His house was unusual in its structure compared to the other founders’ homes.
In 1923, a large "Slick" (underground weapons cache) was dug and built in the yard of the house, in which hundreds of weapons were stored. The ventilation opening was camouflaged by placing a dovecote above it. The "Slick" was the largest weapons cache in the Tel Aviv area and remained in use for 25 years, until the establishment of the State.
In the house, members of the Haganah in the Tel Aviv area took their oaths, and it became the unofficial headquarters of the Haganah organization in the Borochov neighborhood.
In 1925, Avraham married Zahava Yudlewitz, a pioneer from the Third Aliyah, a member of the "Women Workers’ Farm" in the neighborhood, a Haganah member, and later named a "Worthy Citizen of Giv’atayim." After their marriage, Avraham and Zahava dedicated their home to serve as a cultural center, which became known as the "Aldema Courtyard."
In the courtyard, they built an amphitheater with 800 seats, which hosted plays and performances by the theaters "Ha-Matate" (The Broom), "Ha-Kumkum" (The Kettle), "Ha-Ohel" (The Tent), "Habima," and others.




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