Beit Halochem Tel Aviv opened its doors in 1974, after the Yom Kippur War. It was built on seven acres of land allocated to the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization by the late Yehoshua Rabinovitz, then mayor of Tel Aviv. The principal contribution for the Center was provided by the Aktionskomitee "Pro-Israel" of Switzerland.
The 10,000-square-meter complex includes a multipurpose gymnasium,
classrooms, treatment rooms, rest accommodations, culture
halls, cafeteria, indoors swimming pool, massage and hydrotherapy
unit, shooting gallery and 350-seat auditorium.
The grounds include outdoor playing fields and an Olympic-size swimming pool.
About 5,500 Zahal disabled veterans, living in the country's central region, are active members in Tel Aviv. Including their immediate families, the overall number of participating members comes to 18,000.
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