On May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), David Ben-Gurion read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the establishment of the State of Israel. In which building did this ceremony take place?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Dizengoff House)
- Step 1: Due to the siege and road blockades surrounding Jerusalem in May 1948, the People's Council met in Tel Aviv.
- Step 2: The declaration ceremony took place at 4:00 PM on May 14, 1948, in the main hall of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Rothschild Boulevard (the former home of Meir Dizengoff, now Independence Hall).
Answer
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Dizengoff House).
Why not the others: The Knesset building in Givat Ram was completed in 1966; the Jewish Agency building on King George Street was in contested Jerusalem; Habima Theatre was not used for the ceremony.
Practise more Declaration of Independence, State Institutions, and Cultural Heritage.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (Israel) mock tests.
More Declaration of Independence, State Institutions, and Cultural Heritage questions
- The historic port of Jaffa (Yafo) was famous in antiquity and medieval times as the primary entry point for pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem.…
- What branch of the Ottoman Hejaz Railway, completed in 1905, linked the Mediterranean port of Haifa through the Jezreel and Jordan valleys t…
- Which distinctive 18th-century Arab ruler established an autonomous domain across the Galilee, made Acre his capital, and encouraged agricul…
- What British general led the Allied Egyptian Expeditionary Force to capture Beersheba and enter Jerusalem through the Jaffa Gate on foot in…
- What prominent clock tower erected in Jaffa in 1903 was built to commemorate which event in the Ottoman Empire?
- What agricultural community established in 1910 on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee is celebrated as the 'mother of the kibbutzim' (…