Savyon ( he, סַבְיוֹן) is an affluent
local council in the
Central District of
Israel, bordering the cities of
Kiryat Ono and
Yehud. Ranked 10/10 on the
Israeli socio-economic scale, it is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Israel. In it had a population of .
History
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area of Savyon belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of
Lod
Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...
that encompassed the area of the present-day city of
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of
El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of
Jaffa
Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...
in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.
Savyon was founded in 1955 by
Africa Israel Investments for
elderly
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South African Jewish immigrants. A number of South African Jews settled in Israel, forming a South African community in Israel. Large houses were built in the style that the community was accustomed to from their life in South Africa, It took the name of a common wildflower, although the first part of its name (''sav'') means "grandfather", which was appropriate for the residents of the time.
Today, Savyon has a young population.
In 2003, the
moshav
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Ganei Yehuda
Ganei Yehuda ( he, גני יהודה) was a moshav founded in 1950 in the Ono Valley (), adjacent to the cities of Yehud and Kiryat Ono. Ganei Yehuda was officially merged with Savyon in 2003.
The moshav was named "Ganei Yehuda" after the biblic ...
( he, גַּנֵּי יְהוּדָה) was merged into Savyon.
Both Savyon and Ganei Yehuda are located on the land of the
Palestinian Arab village of
Al-'Abbasiyya, which became depopulated in the
1948 Arab–Israeli War
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.
Notable residents
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Moshe Arens - defense and foreign minister
*
Aviv Bushinsky
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He is the chairman of the Israel Squash Association. He served as chairman of Maccabi Tel Aviv and as chairman of the Israe ...
- businessman and journalist
*
Arye Carmon - co-founder of the
Israeli Democracy Institute
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*
Mikhail Chernoy
Michael Cherney ( he, מיכאל צ'רנוי, russian: Михаил Чёрный, also Mikhail Chernoy, Mikhail Semenovitch Chorny or Mikhail Chernoi; born 16 January 1952) is an Uzbek-born Israeli entrepreneur and industrialist. He is known for h ...
- entrepreneur
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Haim Cohen - chef
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David D'Or - singer and composer
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Maya Dunietz
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- recording artist
*
Shmuel Flatto-Sharon
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- businessman and politician
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Jean Frydman - businessman
*
Dan Goldstein
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- founder of
Formula Systems
*
Mody Kidon - businessman
*
Dan Margalit Dan Margalit may refer to:
* Dan Margalit (journalist) (born 1938), Israeli journalist, author and television host.
* Dan Margalit (mathematician)
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- journalist and television host
*
David Mor
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Biography
During the 1980s he was chairman of the board of directors of the go ...
- businessman and politician
*
Dan Naveh - politician
*
Ofer Nimrodi - businessman and jurist
*
Yaakov Nimrodi Yaakov Nimrodi ( he, יעקב נמרודי, born 1 June 1926) is an Israeli businessman and former Israeli intelligence officer. Nimrodi, the father of Ofer Nimrodi, was the chairman of ''Maariv'', which he acquired in 1992.
Biography
Yaakov Nimrod ...
- businessman and intelligence officer
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Yair Nitzani - musician and comedian
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Gideon Patt - politician
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Al Schwimmer
Adolph William "Al" Schwimmer ( he, אל שווימר; 10 June 1917 – 10 June 2011) was an American and later Israeli engineer and businessman. He was the founder and first CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries.
Early life
In 1917, Schwimme ...
- engineer and businessman
*
Yair Shamir
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- politician , businessman, and military officer
References
{{Central District (Israel)
Local councils in Central District (Israel)
Populated places established in 1951
1951 establishments in Israel
South African-Jewish culture in Israel