Kfar Shmaryahu Explained

Kfar Shmaryahu
Settlement Type:Local council
Translit Lang1:Hebrew
Translit Lang1 Type1:ISO 259
Translit Lang1 Info1:Kpar Šmaryahu
Pushpin Map:Israel#Israel center ta
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:32.185°N 34.82°W
Subdivision Type2:District
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1937
Leader Title:Head of Municipality
Leader Name:Serge Korchia
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Density Km2:auto

Kfar Shmaryahu (Hebrew: כְּפַר שְׁמַרְיָהוּ, Arabic: كفار شمرياهو) is a local council in Israel, within the Tel Aviv District.

History

Kfar Shmaryahu was founded in May 1937, during the Fifth Aliyah.[1] The founding members were German-Jewish immigrants, who named the village after Shmaryahu Levin (1867–1935), a Russian-born Jewish Zionist leader. The village was founded as an agricultural community, with forty farms, thirty auxiliary farms, and twenty lots for housing projects. A well was drilled, and a synagogue that became the center of community life was also built. In late 1938, 60 families were living there, and the predominant language was German. Throughout the following years the town absorbed new immigrants. In 1950 it was declared a local council and was granted additional land.[2]

Status

Kfar Shmaryahu is an affluent suburb of Tel Aviv. It is ranked very highly on the Israeli socio-economic scale (10 out of 10).[3] According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Kfar Shmaryahu's municipality annually spends NIS 8,700 per resident, a figure higher than Tel Aviv and over twice as high as Jerusalem.[4]

In it had a population of .

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Village history. kfar-shemaryahu.muni.il. 2006-11-24. he.
  2. Web site: Kfar Shmaryahu - Home Real Estate 054-4339293. 5 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Dattel . Lior . November 4, 2009 . The Richest Towns: Savyon, Kfar Shmaryahu, Omer . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719034419/https://www.haaretz.com/2009-11-04/ty-article/the-richest-towns-savyon-kfar-shmaryahu-omer/0000017f-e8a9-dc7e-adff-f8ad81e00000 . July 19, 2023 . September 10, 2016 . Haaretz.com.
  4. News: Investing in You. Yedioth Ahronoth - Mamon. 1. 2008-02-12.