The Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities The Sverdlin Institute for Latin American History and Culture

XIV International Research Conference of LAJSA

"Latin American Jewish Experiences through Plural Lenses"

26-27-28 July 2009

General Information

General Information

1) The following bus lines stop at the TAU Campus: 6, 7, 13, 24, 25, 27, 45, 49, 100, 121, 127, 274.

2) All conference sessions will be held on the University campus, in Webb Building, Rooms: 001, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105.

3) Internet service: Free Internet services will be available in room 002, Webb Building, during the days of the Conference.

The city of Tel Aviv Hotels, hostels and guest houses

Melody Hotel Address: 220 Hayarkon, Tel Aviv. Tel:+972‐3‐5215300 Fax: +972‐3‐5215301

Tal Hotel Address: 287 Hayarkon, Tel Aviv. Tel: +972‐3‐5425500 Fax: +972‐3‐5425501

Cinema Hotel Address: 1 Zamenhoff, Tel Aviv. Tel:+972‐3‐5207100 Fax: +972‐3‐5207101

City Hotel Address: 9 Mapu, Tel Aviv. Tel: +972‐3‐5246253 Fax: + 972‐3‐5246250

Art+ Hotel Address: 35 Ben Yehuda, Tel Aviv. Tel: 972‐3‐5425555 Fax: 972‐3‐5467687

Center Hotel Address: 2 Zanemhoff, Tel Aviv. Tel: +972‐3‐5266100 Fax: +972‐3‐5266101

Old Hostel Address: 13 Amiad, Jaffa. Tel: 972‐3‐6822370 E‐mail: [email protected]

Tel‐Aviv Guest House & Youth Hostel Address: 36 Bnei Dan, Tel Aviv. Tel: 972‐3‐5460719 E‐mail: [email protected]

Gordon Inn guest house Address: 17 Gordon, Tel‐Aviv. Tel: 972‐3‐5238239 E‐mail: [email protected] Attractions and Landmarks

Ben Gurion House Private Home of First Prime Minister Tel: 03 522 1010 Address: 17 Ben Gurion Boulevard, Tel Aviv

Downtown Lots of choices Hayarkon, Ben Yehuda, Allenby, Tel Aviv

Florentine Working class, bohemian district South of the city bordered by Derech Yafo Street, Ha'aliya, Derech Shalma y Avravnal, Tel Aviv

The Great Sinagogue Beautifully Ornate Synagogue Tel: 03 560 4905 / 03 560 4066 Address: 110 Allenby, Tel Aviv

Jaffa Port The oldest port in the world Tel: 03 604 2222 Address: Jaffa Port road, Tel Aviv

Neve Tzedek Charming bohemian neighborhood Tel: 03 527 2691 Southwest of via , Tel Aviv

Suzanne Dellal Center Historic cultural centre Tel: 03 510 5656 Address: 6 Yehieli St., Tel Aviv

Beit Bialik Museum and former house of the National Poet Tel: 03 604 2222 Address: 22 Bialik St, Tel Aviv

"Beit Hatefutsoth" Museum Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora Tel: 03 7457800 Address : TAU Campus

Helena Rubenstein Pavilion Cream of Israeli Art Tel: 03 528 7196 Address: 6 Tarsat St., Tel Aviv

Museum of Israeli Art Exclusive showcase of israeli artists Tel: 03 752 1876 Address: 146 Abba Hillel St., Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pleasures for the eye and mind Tel: 03 695 7361 Address: 27 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv

Palmach Museum Experiencial museum Tel: 03‐6436393 Address : 10 Haim Levanon, , Tel Aviv

Carmel Market An anthropological and gastronomic adventure Address : Located between Allenby St. And the seashore Open daily except Saturday from 8.00 am until evening

Nahalat Binyamin ’s main crafts fair showcase. An amazing array of locally made items. Address: Located on St., starting from Allenby. Tuesdays and Fridays from 10.00 am to 17.00 pm.

For more information please see the oficial web site of the Tel Aviv Municipality: http://www.visit‐tlv.com/