Ticho House
Ticho House (Hebrew: בית טיכו, Beit Tikho) is a historical home in Jerusalem, Israel, now a museum. It was one of the first homes built outside the Old City walls at the end of the nineteenth century.
Avraham Albert Ticho, an ophthalmologist, and his wife, Anna Ticho, an artist, bought the house in 1924. The Tichos used the first floor as an eye clinic that served the population of Jerusalem until Dr. Ticho's death in 1960.[1] Ticho hosted local and British government officials in her home, as well as many artists, writers, academics and intellectuals. Dr. Ticho was stabbed and seriously wounded during the 1929 Palestine riots.[2]
Anna Ticho bequeathed the house and all its contents, including her husband's Judaica collections and library, to the city of Jerusalem.
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Coordinates: 31°47′02″N 35°13′10″E / 31.78396°N 35.21957°E
