Giv'atayim
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| Hebrew | גִּבְעָתַיִם | |
| (Standard) | Givʻatáyim | |
| Name meaning | Two hills | |
| Founded in | 1922 | |
| Government | City (from 1959) | |
| Also spelled | Givatayim (officially)
Givataim (unofficially) |
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| District | Tel Aviv | |
| Population | 55,000 (2004) | |
| Jurisdiction | 3,211 dunams (3.2 km²) | |
| Mayor | Reuven Ben-Shahar | |
Giv'atayim (Hebrew: גִּבְעָתַיִם, meaning "two hills") 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.
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[edit] History
Archaeological ruins date settlement on the site of what is now Giv'atayim back to the Calcolithic Period.[1] The modern town, however, was founded on 2 April 1922 when the cornerstone of Borochov neighborhood, the first neighborhood, was laid. At this time, there were just 100 settlers. Borochov neighborhood was named after Ber 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.
Over time, more neighborhoods developed: 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 Giv'atayim was declared a city.
[edit] Geography
Giv'atayim is located to the east of Tel Aviv, and is bordered to the north and east by Ramat Gan. The city has 7 community centers and 28 public gardens.
[edit] Education
Giv'atayim has fifty kindergartens and fourteen schools, of which nine are elementary schools and five are high schools. Furthermore, there are three higher education institutions in the city. The city has Israel's highest rate of secondary school matriculation.[2]
[edit] Mayors
- Shimon Ben-Zvi (1941 - 1965)
- Kuba Kraizman (1965 - 1978)
- Yizhak Yaron (1978 - 1993)
- Efi (Ephraim) Schtenzler (1993 - 2006)
- Reuven Ben-Shahar (2006- )
[edit] Sister cities
Arad, Romania
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Harbin, China
Vác, Hungary
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