Savyon
Template:Infobox Israel municipality Savyon (Template:Lang-he-n) is a local council in the Central District of Israel, bordering the cities of Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, and Yehud. Ranked 10/10 on the Israeli socio-economic scale, it is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Israel.[citation needed] In 2022 it had a population of 4,054.[1]
History
Savyon was founded in 1955 by Africa Israel Investments for senior South African Jewish immigrants. It took the name of a common wildflower, although the first part of its name (sav) means "grandfather", which was appropriate for the residents of the time.[2] Today, Savyon has a young population.
In 2004, the moshav Ganei Yehuda (Template:Lang-he-n) was merged into Savyon.[citation needed]
Both Savyon and Ganei Yehuda are located on the land of the Palestinian village of Al-'Abbasiyya, which became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3]
Notable residents
- Moshe Arens - Israeli minister of Defense and Foreign minister (d. 2019)
- Aviv Bushinsky -businessman and journalist
- Arye Carmon -co-founder of the Israeli Democracy Institute
- Mikhail Chernoy— entrepreneur
- Maya Dunietz - recording artist
- David D'Or - singer and composer
- Shmuel Flatto-Sharon - businessman and politician
- Dan Goldstein - founder of Formula Systems
- Mody Kidon - businessman
- Dan Margalit - journalist and television host
- David Mor - businessman and politician
- Dan Naveh - politician
- Ofer Nimrodi -businessman and jurist
- Yaakov Nimrodi - businessman and intelligence officer
- Yair Nitzani - musician and comedian
- Gideon Patt - politician
- Al Schwimmer - engineer and businessman (d. 2011)
- Yair Shamir - politician , businessman, and military officer
- David Bublil - businessman and entrepreneur
- Meir Gurvitz - businessman and former International chairman of ZAKA
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1978). "Savyon". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. Volume 5. Israel: Am Oved. pp. 5298–99.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 235. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
