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Shapira ( he, שכונת שפירא) (Shechunat Shapira) is a neighborhood in south
Development of Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood
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Social/Cultural Spaces in Southern Tel-Aviv: Shapira Neighborhood
{{Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv Ethnic enclaves in Israel Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv
Shapira ( he, שכונת שפירא) (Shechunat Shapira) is a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
with a population of 8,000. It is located south of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv central bus station, also known as the new central bus station (התחנה המרכזית החדשה, HaTahana HaMerkazit HaHadasha), is the main bus station of Tel Aviv, Israel. Located in the south of the city, it was opened on Augu ...
and extends to the Ayalon Highway in the east, Mount Zion Boulevard in the west, and to Kibbutz Galuyot Street in the south.
Shapira is home to a large community of migrants and foreign workers. In 2005, it was described as one of the most heterogeneous neighborhoods in Tel Aviv.
History
The neighborhood was founded by Meir Getzl Shapiro, an American Jewish businessman, whoimmigrated
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
to Palestine (Eretz Israel) in 1922 and bought plots along the seashore.
Shapira is being renovated under the auspices of Project Renewal, a national project to rehabilitate poor neighborhoods. Work is under way on roads, curbs and sidewalks, water infrastructure, sewage and drainage, lighting, communications and landscaping./ref>
References
Further reading
* ''Neither in Jaffa nor in Tel Aviv: Stories, Testimonies and Documents from the Shapira Neighborhood'', Sharon RotbardExternal links
Social/Cultural Spaces in Southern Tel-Aviv: Shapira Neighborhood
{{Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv Ethnic enclaves in Israel Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv