Kfar Shmaryahu
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| Kfar Shmaryahu | ||
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • Hebrew | כְּפַר שְׁמֵרְיָהוּ | |
| • ISO 259 | Kpar Šmaryahu | |
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 Kfar Shmaryahu
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| Coordinates: 32°11′5.88″N 34°49′12.45″E / 32.1849667°N 34.8201250°ECoordinates: 32°11′5.88″N 34°49′12.45″E / 32.1849667°N 34.8201250°E | ||
| District | Tel Aviv | |
| Founded | 1937 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Local council | |
| • Head of Municipality | Dror Aloni | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,570 dunams (2.57 km2 or 640 acres) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 1,800 | |
Location of Kfar Shmaryahu in the Tel Aviv District
Kfar Shmaryahu (Hebrew: כְּפַר שְׁמֵרְיָהוּ) is a local council in Israel, within the Tel Aviv District. The council was founded in 1937, during the Fifth Aliyah to Israel.[1] The village is named after Shmaryahu Levin (1867–1935), a Russian-born Palestinian-Jewish Zionist leader.
Originally an agricultural community Kfar Shmaryahu became an affluent suburb of Tel Aviv. It is ranked very highly on the Israeli socio-economic scale (10 out of 10).[2] 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.[3]
Notable residents[edit]
- Shai Agassi
- Shulamit Aloni (1928–2014), civil-rights politician and left-wing activist
- Aki Avni
- Ilanit
- Daphni Leef, activist and video editor
- Ari Shavit, author, journalist
References[edit]
- ^ "Village history". kfar-shemaryahu.muni.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2006-11-24.
- ^ Haaretz.com Richest Towns in Israel http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/the-richest-towns-savyon-kfar-shmaryahu-omer-1.4808
- ^ "Investing in You". Yedioth Ahronoth - Mamon. 2008-02-12. p. 1.
External links[edit]
- Official website of Kfar Shmaryahu (Hebrew)
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