The Etzel House ( he, בית אצ"ל), commonly known as Beit Gidi ( he, בית גידי, Gidi House), is a museum located in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

dedicated to the

Zionist Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after ''Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...

paramilitary A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...

organization

Irgun Irgun • Etzel , image = Irgun.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = Irgun emblem. The map shows both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan, which the Irgun claimed in its entirety for a future Jewish state. The acronym "Etzel" i ...

, also known by its acronym Etzel. Beit Gidi is one of the two buildings belonging to the Etzel Museum of Tel Aviv and it is placed next to the sea shore.Petit Futé's opinion on ETZEL MUSEUM
2021. The museum is named in honor of leading Irgun officer

Amichai Paglin Amichai Paglin, code name "Gidi" ( he, עמיחי פאגלין;1922–1978) was an Israeli businessman who served as Chief Operations Officer of the Irgun during the Mandate era. He planned and personally led numerous attacks against the British ...

, codename "Gidi", and dedicated to the memory of the 41 Irgun fighters who died in the battle for

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

in 1948. The other, main building of the Etzel Museum stands on King George Street and tells the story of the formation of Etzel, while Etzel House, or Beit Gidi, is illustrating the organisation's underground activities. The original stone house was built in 1900, toward the end of the Ottoman period, by a Jew. It is one of the very few leftovers from the predominantly Arab district of

Manshiya Manshiya ( he, מנשייה, ar, المنشية, ''al-Manshiyya'') was a residential neighbourhood of Jaffa, Israel. Manshiyya was located on the border between Jaffa and Tel Aviv, on the seafront north of the harbor.Dumper & Stanley, eds. ( ...

(Arabic name), sometimes mentioned in Israel as Menashiya, that was in part destroyed during the 1948 battles. The ruins of the house are now built over by a glass structure, the resulting building being surrounded on three sides by the

Charles Clore Park Charles Clore Park ( he, פארק צ'ארלס קלור, ''Park Charles Clore'') is a beachfront park in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. Covering of public land along the Mediterranean Sea, it's named after Charles Clore, a British financier, pro ...

, with its fourth side facing the seafront.

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