Wilted desert rose

01.06.2011                      28.Ijar, 5771                      Jerusalemtag; Tag 43 des Omer

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Wilted desert rose

A workers house built in the early days of Eilat was a modernist wonder, until modern renovations did away with much of its charm.

Rarely does a single building play such an important role in the life of a city. Philip Murray House, the Histadrut labor federation's local headquarters and the first public building in Eilat, is one such case.
Since its inauguration in 1957, when only a few thousand residents lived in the southern city, it has been and remains a focus of cultural and communal activity….