The National Institutions House is located in Jerusalem at King George street. This structure was built for "National Zionist institutions" and became a symbol of the Jewish state on the way up to the establishment. Held in attack on 11 March 1948 was the worst attacks in the War of Independence up to that time, became landmark events of the War of Independence. From the balcony of this building declared the People's Assembly members, who were besieged Jerusalem and could not get the declaration of independence, the establishment of Israel, where the first meetings were held in the Knesset, Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann was sworn it.
Built as a place where national institutions designated by the Architect Richard Kaufman, Rehavia neighborhood planning, the neighborhood school - the Hebrew Gymnasium Rehavia. Residents preferred the school building and not dwell in the neighborhood at the edge, and high school being built in the designated neighborhood synagogue, while the lot on King George is the National Institutions House.
For the construction of the building was an architectural competition in 1927, she submitted 37 proposals. Among presenters were Architects Richard Kaufman offers, Alexander Baerwald, Arieh Sharon, Eliezer Yellin.
Heads of national institutions required the planners that the building height shall not exceed two storeys, the building will be one unit but it will be three divisions (management of the Zionist Organizations: Jewish Agency for Israel, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod) and the building will match the character of the city of Jerusalem. Budget for national institutions to build the building was £ 30,000.
The program selected was that of the Architect "Yohanan Ratner" who built the buildings around a courtyard and to create a national front of the building while disconnected from the noise of the street on the one hand, and maintaining the impressive facade of the building despite being low environmental buildings.
Ratner planned the International Style building features Jerusalemites but generally. Structure similar slippery slippery Tower of David and windows reminiscent of slits in the wall of Jerusalem.
Despite the selected program reviews leveled at her, especially on the low height of the two-story structure. Architect "Benjamin T. Leikin" argued that low compared to the building blocks of other religions in Jerusalem, and other building nearby Terra Santa.
Construction work began in 1928. Due to budgetary problems the construction was completed in stages. The first floor of the building was inaugurated in 1930 and civil construction of the second floor only ended in 1936.
In 2008 established the The Memorial to Victims of Antisemitism around the World in design of Star of David shaped form on which are inscribed the names of the Jews was killed around the world on anti Semitic acts. as every year in front of the memorial ceremony in memory of all Jews who killed in anti Semitic around the world.