The Levant Fair, Tel-Aviv (Eretz Israel - Palestine)

Text on the back -תל-אביב, יריד המזרח THE LEVANT FAIR, TEL-AVIV Photo: J. Benor-Kalter Published & Copyright by S. Adler, Haifa, P.O.B. 960, Hadar Hacarmel, Palestine Nr. 315 Printed in Austria;Production period - 1932 - 1934;founders, architects, painters etc. - J. Benor-Kalter;Front Period - 1932 - 1934;Category - Eretz-Israel;Description - A horizontal photograph depicting the Levant Fair or Yarid Hamizrah יריד המזרח held in Tel-Aviv on 26 April 1934. It was an international commerce fair, formerly known as יריד המזרח הקרוב לארץ ישראל, which was held every few years during the 1920s. At first it was held in schools in Tel-Aviv and afterward in Neve Shaanan where today stands the old Central Bus Station. The 1934 fair was held on the location of Tel-Aviv Harbor. The buildings for the participant countries were built in the International Style. At the foreground on the right appears the 'Hebrew Worker' statue by the Architect Aryeh Allhanani (1898-1985). [M. J.];Back Description - A divided back with captions in Hebrew and English along with the photographer's name on the upper left rim. On the upper right corner the serial number of the postcard and the marking place of printing are framed. The publisher's details serve as the divider.