photo - Traveling by car between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in 1973

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Traveling by car between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in 1973. (photo by Edgar Asher)

In the 1970s, Edgar Asher worked at BBC Television News as a photojournalist. In 1973, he went to Israel to take photos of the country, mainly for the Ministry of Tourism, but also to update the BBC stills library. It was his first trip – he and his family would make aliya in 1975.

photo - With café culture yet to be established, Dizengoff Street was one of the only places to go and, noting the average age of the clientele in this photo, the “city that never sleeps” did not apply to 1970s Tel Aviv
With café culture yet to be established, Dizengoff Street was one of the only places to go and, noting the average age of the clientele in this photo, the “city that never sleeps” did not apply to 1970s Tel Aviv. (photo by Edgar Asher)
photo - Adiv Hotel on Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv, 1973
Adiv Hotel on Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv, 1973. (photo by Edgar Asher)

 

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