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'''Gan-Yavne''' ({{Langx|he|גַּן-יַבְנֶה}}) is a town in [[Central District (Israel)|central]] [[Israel]], located adjacent to the city of [[Ashdod]]. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved [[local council (Israel)|local council]] status in 1950. It later expanded to incorporate the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian town of [[Barqa, Gaza|Barqa]], today an archaeological area containing ancient tombs and a Byzantine mosaic.<ref name="Ben-Ari 2012 p. ">{{cite journal | last=Ben-Ari | first=Chen | title=Barqa, Gan Yavne: Final Report | journal=Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות: חפירות וסקרים בישראל | publisher=Israel Antiquities Authority / רשות העתיקות | volume=124 | year=2012 | issn=1565-043X | jstor=26601454 | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26601454 | access-date=2023-12-28 | quote=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.}}</ref>


'''Gan Yavne''' ({{Lang-he-n|גַּן יַבְנֶה}}) is a town in [[Central District (Israel)|central]] [[Israel]], located adjacent to the city of [[Ashdod]]. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved [[local council (Israel)|local council]] status in 1950. It lies east of the [[Highway 4 (Israel)|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 {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Gan Yavne}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
It lies east of the [[Highway 4 (Israel)|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 {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Gan Yavne}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} The population in Gan-Yavne is nearly entirely [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2019|url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/pages/2021/קובץ-הרשויות-המקומיות-בישראל-2019.aspx|access-date=2021-05-05|website=www.cbs.gov.il|language=he-IL}}</ref>


The houses in Gan Yavne are either [[villa]]s or [[cottage]]s, and it has a modern village-esque ambience.
The houses in Gan Yavne are either [[villa]]s or [[cottage]]s, and it has a modern village-esque ambience.


==History==
==History==
Gan Yavne was established in 1931 by the "Achuza Aleph" Company founded by several Jewish families from [[Russian Jews|Russia]] and [[Polish Jews|Poland]], who had immigrated to the [[Jews in the US|United States]]. The inspiration for its name "Gan Yavne", comes from its proximity to the historical city of [[Yavne#History|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 movement|garden city]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dgqj1Ox8StsC&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=gan+yavne+new+york&source=bl&ots=oa9CmIJtwA&sig=OwI5fEXKFH5ZWAqq7471Zfntqsc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeveargpjKAhWD6SYKHbzMAQ04ChDoAQghMAI#v=onepage&q=gan%20yavne%20new%20york&f=true From New Zion to Old Zion: American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939, Joseph B. Glass]</ref>
Gan Yavne was established in 1931 by the "Achuza Aleph" Company founded by several Jewish families from [[Russian Jews|Russia]] and [[Polish Jews|Poland]], who had immigrated to the [[Jews in the US|United States]].<ref>[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], [[Haaretz]]</ref> The inspiration for its name "Gan Yavne", comes from its proximity to the historical city of [[Yavne#History|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 movement|garden city]].<ref>[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]</ref>


As of 2017, the town has over 23,000 residents, who are almost exclusively [[Jewish]].
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghert-Zand |first1=Renee |title=Lidor Levy, 34, dies of wounds from Gan Yavne terror stabbing |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lidor-levy-34-dies-of-wounds-from-gan-yavne-terror-stabbing/ |access-date=9 April 2024 |agency=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=4 April 2024}}</ref>


==Urban development==
==Urban development==
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[[File:Gan Yavne - Matnas.JPG|thumb|200px|Gan Yavne community center]]
[[File:Fire_station_Gan_Yavne.jpg|thumb|Gan Yavne fire and rescue station]]
[[File:Fire_station_Gan_Yavne.jpg|thumb|Gan Yavne fire and rescue station]]
In the 1990s and 2000s Gan Yavne more than doubled its population, becoming a commuter town. The development of Highway 4 ("the coastal road"), which is a freeway between [[Tel Aviv]] and Gan Yavne junction, and also the introduction of frequent rail service to the nearby [[Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station|Ashdod railway station]], allows commuters to travel to Tel Aviv in 30–45 minutes.
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 Ad Halom Railway Station|Ashdod railway station]], allows commuters to travel to Tel Aviv in 30–45 minutes.


==Education and culture==
==Education and culture==
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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.
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[[File:Gan Yavne - Matnas.JPG|thumb|Gan Yavne community center]]

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Gan Yavne has 23 kindergartens, 4 state elementary schools (Ben-Gurion, Maccabim, Ilan Ramon and Ehud Manor), a state religious elementary school (Sinai), and 2 junior highs/high schools ([[Ort Itzhak Rabin]] and Ort Naomi Shemer). Beit Apel youth village is also located in Gan Yavne. The town has a community center and library, a community center for the elderly, and youth movements ([[Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel|Scouts]], [[HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed]], [[Bnei Akiva]], [[Rotary_International#Interact|Rotary Interact]], and several others).
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 Movement in Israel|Hebrew Scouts]], [[HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed]], [[Bnei Akiva]], [[Rotary International#Interact|Rotary Interact]], HaNoar HaLeumi, and several others).


==Twin towns – sister cities==
==Twin towns – sister cities==
[[File:Pearl house in Gan Yavne, Israel (2013) פנינת גן יבנה, ישראל.jpg|thumb|A typical house in Gan Yavne]]
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel}}
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel}}
Gan Yavne is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
Gan Yavne is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Puteaux]], [[France]] ''(since 1973)''<ref name="Puteaux twinnings">{{cite web | url = http://www.puteaux.fr/Ma-ville/Jumelage | title = Puteaux - Qu'est-ce que le jumelage? | accessdate = 2013-12-28 | work = Mairie de Puteaux [Puteaux Official Website] | language = French | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131126060605/http://www.puteaux.fr/Ma-ville/Jumelage | archivedate = 2013-11-26}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Puteaux]], [[France]] ''(since 1973)''<ref name="Puteaux twinnings">{{cite web | url = http://www.puteaux.fr/Ma-ville/Jumelage | title = Puteaux - Qu'est-ce que le jumelage? | access-date = 2013-12-28 | work = Mairie de Puteaux [Puteaux Official Website] | language = fr | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131126060605/http://www.puteaux.fr/Ma-ville/Jumelage | archive-date = 2013-11-26}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]], Canada ''(since 1984)''
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]], [[Canada]] ''(since 1984)''

==Notable residents==
* Itay Levi (born 1988) - Israeli singer and reality judge at ''[[Rising Star (Israeli TV series)|Rising Star (Israel)]]'' (formerly ''Rising Star (Israel) to the Eurovision'').
* Itay Turgeman (born 1983) - Israeli actor and television host and an [[Ophir Award]] winner in 2002
* Iman Al-Abud - Israeli-[[Bedouin-Israeli|Bedouin]] reality contestant girl at ''Project Y'' second season in 2004
* [[Matan Ohayon]] (born 1986) - former [[Israeli Premier League]] footballer
* Inna Bakelman (born 1989) - Israeli actress, model and reality contestant girl at ''[[Survivor (Israeli TV series)|Survivor Israel]]'' third season in 2009
* Lior Ohayon - Israeli chef, fashion designer and reality contestant girl at ''[[MasterChef Israel]]'' eighth season in 2019 as well as at ''The Next Restaurant of Israel'' first season in 2022
* Dana Zalah - Israeli singer and reality final stages girl at ''[[The Voice Israel]]'' second season in 2012
* Matan Jaboc (born 1989) - Israel's [[HaHadashot 12|Channel 12 News]] (formerly known as Channel 2 News) weather presenter
* Shoval Elgrabli (born 1993) - Israeli model and a [[Miss Israel]] 2012 beauty pageant contestant
* Sahar Calizo (born 1993) - Israeli YouTuber starring in [[HOT (Israel)|HOT]]'s docu-reality ''Project Calizo'' in 2018
* Bar Cohen - Israeli singer and reality winner girl at ''[[Eyal Golan]] Kore Lach'' fourth season in 2016
* Roni Brachel (born 2000) - Israeli model, singer and reality contestant girl at ''[[Rising Star (Israeli TV series)|Rising Star (Israel) to the Eurovision]]'' fifth season; a [[Miss Israel]] 2020 beauty pageant contestant

==See also==
* [[Ort Itzhak Rabin]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Local councils in Israel]]
[[Category:Local councils in Central District (Israel)]]
[[Category:Local councils in Central District (Israel)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1931]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1931]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 25 October 2024

Gan-Yavne
גן-יבנה‎
Local council
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Gann Yabne
 • Translit.Gan Yavneh
Gan Yavne town hall
Gan Yavne town hall
Gan-Yavne is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Gan-Yavne
Gan-Yavne
Coordinates: 31°46′56″N 34°42′19″E / 31.78222°N 34.70528°E / 31.78222; 34.70528
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1931
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityAharon Dror (since 2003)
Area
 • Total
10,600 dunams (10.6 km2 or 4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
24,574
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Name meaningYavne Garden
Not to be confused with Yavne.

Gan-Yavne (Hebrew: גַּן-יַבְנֶה) 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.[2]

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 2022 it had a population of 24,574.[1] The population in Gan-Yavne is nearly entirely Jewish.[3]

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

History

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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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Urban development

[edit]
Gan Yavne community center
Gan Yavne fire and rescue station

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

[edit]

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

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A typical house in Gan Yavne
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel

Gan Yavne is twinned with:

Notable residents

[edit]
  • Itay Levi (born 1988) - Israeli singer and reality judge at Rising Star (Israel) (formerly Rising Star (Israel) to the Eurovision).
  • Itay Turgeman (born 1983) - Israeli actor and television host and an Ophir Award winner in 2002
  • Iman Al-Abud - Israeli-Bedouin reality contestant girl at Project Y second season in 2004
  • Matan Ohayon (born 1986) - former Israeli Premier League footballer
  • Inna Bakelman (born 1989) - Israeli actress, model and reality contestant girl at Survivor Israel third season in 2009
  • Lior Ohayon - Israeli chef, fashion designer and reality contestant girl at MasterChef Israel eighth season in 2019 as well as at The Next Restaurant of Israel first season in 2022
  • Dana Zalah - Israeli singer and reality final stages girl at The Voice Israel second season in 2012
  • Matan Jaboc (born 1989) - Israel's Channel 12 News (formerly known as Channel 2 News) weather presenter
  • Shoval Elgrabli (born 1993) - Israeli model and a Miss Israel 2012 beauty pageant contestant
  • Sahar Calizo (born 1993) - Israeli YouTuber starring in HOT's docu-reality Project Calizo in 2018
  • Bar Cohen - Israeli singer and reality winner girl at Eyal Golan Kore Lach fourth season in 2016
  • Roni Brachel (born 2000) - Israeli model, singer and reality contestant girl at Rising Star (Israel) to the Eurovision fifth season; a Miss Israel 2020 beauty pageant contestant

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gan Yavne.
  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Ben-Ari, Chen (2012). "Barqa, Gan Yavne: Final Report". Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות: חפירות וסקרים בישראל. 124. Israel Antiquities Authority / רשות העתיקות. ISSN 1565-043X. JSTOR 26601454. Retrieved 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.
  3. ^ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2019". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. ^ The sleepy Israeli town and the Jewish spy who helped the Soviets get the bomb, Haaretz
  5. ^ From New Zion to Old Zion: American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939, Joseph B. Glass
  6. ^ Ghert-Zand, Renee (4 April 2024). "Lidor Levy, 34, dies of wounds from Gan Yavne terror stabbing". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Puteaux - Qu'est-ce que le jumelage?". Mairie de Puteaux [Puteaux Official Website] (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
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