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Nayot ( he, נָיוֹת) is a neighborhood in south-central
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants.
[''A holy hill becomes home from home'' ]Haaretz
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Magazine, Anglo File, December 24, 1999
Etymology
The name ''Nayot'' (lit. "oases") appears six times in the
Bible
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, in
I Samuel
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(I Samuel 19:18).
[''Batei Tzioney America'', Kol Ha'ir, Ruth Yovel, July 3, 1987 (Hebrew)]
History
Nayot was the first housing project in Jerusalem built by Anglo immigrants to Israel. Until an official name was announced in 1963, it was known as ''Hashikun Ha'anglo Saxi'' (the Anglo-Saxon neighborhood).
English-speaking immigrants seeking housing in the 1950s formed a committee in 1957, and leased 16 dunams of land from the
Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund ( he, קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Keren Kayemet LeYisrael'', previously , ''Ha Fund HaLeumi'') was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Syria (later Mandatory Palestine, and subseq ...
below the hill where the
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum ( he, מוזיאון ישראל, ''Muze'on Yisrael'') is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopa ...
and the
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
are located today, which was outside the boundaries of Jerusalem at the time.
Of the first 62 semi-detached homes built in 1960, fifty were purchased by families who immigrated to Israel from the United States and Canada. Many of the first tenants were diplomats, among them
Simcha Dinitz
Simcha Dinitz ( he, שמחה דיניץ, born 23 June 1929, died 23 September 2003) was an Israeli statesman and politician. He served as Director General of the Prime Minister's office and political advisor to Prime Minister Golda Meir from 1969 ...
.
The architect was
David Resnick
David Resnick ( he, דוד רזניק; August 5, 1924 – November 4, 2012) was a Brazilian-born Israeli architect and town planner whose awards include the Israel Prize in architecture , who won the
Israel Prize
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History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
for architecture in 1995.
The committee also set up a
mortgage
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fund, which was unknown in Israel in those days. Fundraising in the United States brought in $100,000, and the Israeli government matched the sum, creating a fund of $200,000.
Landmarks
The
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens is located in Nayot.
Gems in Israel: The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Notable residents
* Shimon Agranat[''Batei Tzioney America'', Kol Ha'ir, Ruth Yovel, July 3, 1987 (Hebrew)]
*Eliyahu Lankin
Eliyahu Lankin ( he, אליהו לנקין, 25 September 1914 – 10 August 1994) was a Revisionist Zionism, Revisionist Zionist activist, Irgun member and an Israeli politician.
Biography
Eliyahu Lankin was born in Gomel, and moved with his fami ...
[''Batei Tzioney America'', Kol Ha'ir, Ruth Yovel, July 3, 1987 (Hebrew)]
References
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem