Giv'atayim

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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)
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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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 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. 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.

  • 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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Court Outside the City Hall of Giv'atayim
Court Outside the City Hall of Giv'atayim
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