Gan Yavne Explained

Gan-Yavne
Translit Lang1:Hebrew
Translit Lang1 Type1:ISO 259
Translit Lang1 Info1:Gann Yabne
Translit Lang1 Type2:Translit.
Translit Lang1 Info2:Gan Yavneh
Pushpin Map:Israel ashkelon
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:31.7822°N 34.7053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Central
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1931
Leader Title:Head of Municipality
Leader Name:Aharon Dror (since 2003)
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Name meaning
Blank Info Sec1:Yavne Garden

Gan-Yavne is a town in central Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950. It later expanded to incorporate the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian town of Barqa, today an archaeological area containing ancient tombs and a Byzantine mosaic.[1]

It lies east of the Tel Aviv–Ashkelon highway, and is bordered to the west by Ashdod, to the north by Gederot Regional Council, and to the east and south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In it had a population of . The population in Gan-Yavne is nearly entirely Jewish.[2]

The houses in Gan Yavne are either villas or cottages, and it has a modern village-esque ambience.

History

Gan Yavne was established in 1931 by the "Achuza Aleph" Company founded by several Jewish families from Russia and Poland, who had immigrated to the United States.[3] The inspiration for its name "Gan Yavne", comes from its proximity to the historical city of Yavne. In 1930 land was purchased and plans were drawn up to plant 400 dunams of orange groves. After negotiations with the Mandatory government between 1936 and 1938, a road was paved to Gan Yavne. The village was designed as a garden city.[4]

As of 2017, the town has over 23,000 residents, who are almost exclusively Jewish.

Gan Yavne was the site of the Gan Yavne stabbing attack on 31 March 2024 in which 1 person was killed.[5]

Urban development

In the 1990s and 2000s Gan Yavne more than doubled its population, becoming a commuter town. The development of Highway 4, which is a freeway between Tel Aviv and Gan Yavne junction, and also the introduction of frequent rail service to the nearby Ashdod railway station, allows commuters to travel to Tel Aviv in 30–45 minutes.

Education and culture

Gan Yavne has 38 kindergartens, 5 state elementary schools (Ben-Gurion, Maccabim, Ilan Ramon, Ehud Manor, and Nofey Moledet), a state religious elementary school (Sinai), and 2 junior highs/high schools (Ort Itzhak Rabin and Ort Naomi Shemer). Beit Apple youth village is also located in Gan Yavne.

The town has a community center and library, a community center for the elderly, gyms and sports fields, and a country club.

It also has had a number of youth movements (Hebrew Scouts, HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, Bnei Akiva, Rotary Interact, HaNoar HaLeumi, and several others).

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel. Gan Yavne is twinned with:

Notable residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ben-Ari . Chen . Barqa, Gan Yavne: Final Report . Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות: חפירות וסקרים בישראל . Israel Antiquities Authority / רשות העתיקות . 124 . 2012 . 1565-043X . 26601454 . 2023-12-28 . The site is located along the southern fringes of Gan Yavne, in an area where the Arab village of Barqa had previously existed. V. Guérin and the survey of the Palestine Exploration Fund documented a village with a sacred tomb. Walls and mosaic pavements, as well as fragments of pottery vessels and roof tiles from the Persian, Roman, Late Byzantine, Early Islamic and Ottoman periods were documented in other surveys..
  2. Web site: קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2019. 2021-05-05. www.cbs.gov.il. he-IL.
  3. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-the-sleepy-israeli-town-and-the-jewish-spy-who-helped-the-soviets-get-the-bomb-1.8691718?fbclid=IwAR0coQUtgqN3fbBiRUQNleNyHkoK17n7XUs5C87DGOp0jLFejMkta1sqSrI The sleepy Israeli town and the Jewish spy who helped the Soviets get the bomb
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=dgqj1Ox8StsC&dq=gan+yavne+new+york&pg=PA176 From New Zion to Old Zion: American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939, Joseph B. Glass
  5. News: Ghert-Zand . Renee . Lidor Levy, 34, dies of wounds from Gan Yavne terror stabbing . 9 April 2024 . . 4 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Puteaux - Qu'est-ce que le jumelage? . 2013-12-28 . Mairie de Puteaux [Puteaux Official Website] . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20131126060605/http://www.puteaux.fr/Ma-ville/Jumelage . 2013-11-26.

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