Giv'atayim
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| Giv'atayim | |
| Hebrew | גִּבְעָתַיִם |
| (Standard) | Givʻatáyim |
| Name Meaning | Two hills |
| Founded in | 1922 |
| Government | City (from 1959) |
| Also Spelled | Givatayim (officially)
Givataim (unofficially) |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Population | 55,000 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | 3,211 dunams (3.2 km²) |
| Mayor | Reuven Ben-Shahar |
Giv'atayim (Hebrew גִּבְעָתַיִם) is a city in Israel. It is located just east of Tel Aviv, and is a part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District. The heart of the city is located between two hills, hence the name.
[edit] History
On the second of April 1922 the cornerstone of Borochov neighborhood, the first neighborhood. The number of settlers in its start was 100. Borochov neighborhood is named after Dov Bar Borochov, one of the Jewish labor parties' leader and the founder of the labor party Poalei Zion. Borochov neighborhood was the first labor neighborhood in Israel. In the course of time, the rest of the neighborhoods were founded: Sheinkin (1936), Givat Rambam (1933), Kiryat Yosef (1934), Arlozorov (1936) and Train Labors. Because of the heavy burden in the British Mandate, it was decided on uniting all the neighborhoods together, and they were declared a local council in August 1942. In 1959 it was declared a city. Giv'atayim is currently twinned with Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA and Harbin, People's Republic of China.
[edit] Mayors
- Shimon Ben-Zvi: President of the local council and the first mayor (1941 - 1965)
- Kuba Kraizman: The second mayor (1965 - 1978)
- Yizhak Yaron: The third mayor (1978 - 1993)
- Efi (Ephraim) Schtenzler: The fourth mayor (1993 - 2006)
- Iris Avraham: The fifth mayor (acting, 2006)
- Reuven Ben-Shahar: The sixth mayor (2006- )
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| Cities | Bat Yam · Bnei Brak · Giv'atayim · Herzliya · Holon · Kiryat Ono Or Yehuda · Ramat Gan · Ramat HaSharon · Tel Aviv-Jaffa |
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| Local councils | Azor · Kfar Shmaryahu | |
| Regional councils | Ef'al | |
