On April 11, 1909, the city of Tel Aviv was founded. That year saw Jewish families from Europe pouring into Ottoman Palestine as part of a mass movement known as the Second Aliyah. Jaffa, the ancient port city, was becoming bustling and crowded as the population swelled. So, the Jewish immigrants arriving there aimed to establish a suburb on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.On April 11, 1909, families gathered on the beach to divide plots of land up so that the new suburb could be developed. The land had been purchased using financial assistance from the Jewish National Fund. Akivah Arieh Weiss, an important founding figure and chairman of the development committee, oversaw the lottery that would pair each family with a plot. Tel Aviv underwent major developments after 1925; in the 1930s, as Hitler’s Nazi party and a new wave of antisemitism were ascendant in Europe, more Jews immigrated to Israel, especially to Tel Aviv. Between 1932 and 1936, the city’s population grew from around 42,000 people to more than 130,000. The newcomers brought design and architectural styles, particularly from the Bauhaus school, a concept built on the grounds of uniting different artistic visions into one larger functional form, across the city. Parts of the city were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their unique stylings and blend of heritages. Throughout the 1930s, Tel Aviv emerged as the Israeli social and economic powerhouse that it continues to be today.Now, Tel Aviv is a busy metropolis, a cosmopolitan center, and a pluralistic city, home to multiple universities, financial institutions, cafés, museums, and restaurants. Through its secular modernity, as the epicenter for nightlife and technology, Tel Aviv offers a contrast to Jerusalem, the ancient and holy capital city.