Elhanan Leib Lewinsky wrote the first sci-fi book in Hebrew in 1892 called Journey to the Land of Israel in the Year 5800. Find out how much of his futuristic vision came true. Would Lewinsky love Levinsky market in Tel Aviv which is named after him? Will Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives get an astronomical observatory as described in his book? Find out as we go back to the future and learn about the man who pre-dated Theodor Herzl’s Altneuland in envisioning a utopian Hebrew-speaking independent Jewish State.
Thank you to tour guide Rachel Lazar who specializes in Tel Aviv tours.
NOTES:
* Elḥanan Leib Lewinsky biography - YIVO Encyclopedia of
* A Trip to the Land of Israel in 2040 - excerpts in English
* Journey to the Land of Israel in 5800 - full text, Hebrew
* Elhanan Leib Lewinsky (1857-1910) - National Library archives
* Writings of A.L. Levinski - Hebrew
