The floods which took place in Israel during the winter of 1951 were the worst in Israel’s history. This photograph shows flooded roads in Tel Aviv with a partly submerged bus and road signs. The photograph is in black and white, which indicates that it was taken in the early years of the State before colour photos became common.
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Connection to the Parasha Noah
Parashat Noah includes the famous depiction of the massive flood which was sent to destroy humanity. The flood was sent as a punishment for the terrible corruption and moral degradation of the people.
Noah, his wife, and his three sons and their wives were the only survivors of the flood.
At the end of the flood, humanity is given a promise, symbolised by a rainbow, that there will never again be a flood like that. To this day, Orthodox Jews say a blessing on seeing a rainbow in the sky:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֶלוֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם זוֹכֵר הַבְּרִית וְנֶאֱמָן בִּבְרִיתוֹ וְקַיָם בְּמַאֲמָרוֹ
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who remembers the covenant, and is faithful to His covenant, and keeps His promise.
