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Kiryat HaYovel () is a neighborhood in southwestern
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Kiryat HaYovel was established in 1952 to house thousands of Jews from Arab countries who fled their homes when the State of Israel was declared. In the early days it was a tent city, as public housing projects, called ''shikunim'', were hastily built to accommodate them.
The neighborhood was built near ruins known in Arabic as "Khirbet Beit Mazmil" ("The Stonemasons' House") and was initially named after it. There is a common misconception that the name originates from a Palestinian village of the same name that existed in the area and was abandoned during the 1948 Palestine war. However, surveys from the British Mandate era and contemporary maps, as well as earlier ones, indicate that there was no such village in the area. The name originates from the stone quarries that were located at the top of the hill and were used by the Palestinian residents of Ein Karem. Part of the area was agricultural, with olive groves present.
It was rename
Kiryat Hayovel
(Jubilee Town) to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Jewish National Fund. The need for housing was so urgent that a British mandatory ordinance requiring that all buildings in Jerusalem be faced with Jerusalem stone was waived in Kiryat Hayovel. Functional architecture, with flat roofs, stucco facades and no ornamentation, was characteristic of early construction in the neighborhood, and many examples remain until today.
The neighborhood's immigrant population was gradually supplemented with young couples. In the 1960s, they were joined by teachers and professors, offsetting the proletarian character of the neighborhood and creating more upscale sections, such as the large private homes lining Shmaryahu Levin Street. In 2002, it was described as a blue-collar neighborhood.
ALYN Hospital, a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents, and young adults, is located in Kiryat HaYovel.
Short fundraiser filmed in the neighborhood in the 1950s
Kiryat HaYovel WebSite
Jerusalem WebSite on Kiryat HaYovel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
on Mount Herzl. It was built in the early 1950s to house Jewish immigrants and refugees who fled the Arab world. Today, Kiryat HaYovel has a population of 25,000 residents.
Kiryat HaYovel is located on the main road to Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, between Ramat Denya and Kiryat Menachem.High stakes , Jerusalem Post/ref>
History
Kiryat HaYovel was established in 1952 to house thousands of Jews from Arab countries who fled their homes when the State of Israel was declared. In the early days it was a tent city, as public housing projects, called ''shikunim'', were hastily built to accommodate them.
The neighborhood was built near ruins known in Arabic as "Khirbet Beit Mazmil" ("The Stonemasons' House") and was initially named after it. There is a common misconception that the name originates from a Palestinian village of the same name that existed in the area and was abandoned during the 1948 Palestine war. However, surveys from the British Mandate era and contemporary maps, as well as earlier ones, indicate that there was no such village in the area. The name originates from the stone quarries that were located at the top of the hill and were used by the Palestinian residents of Ein Karem. Part of the area was agricultural, with olive groves present.
It was renameKiryat Hayovel
(Jubilee Town) to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Jewish National Fund. The need for housing was so urgent that a British mandatory ordinance requiring that all buildings in Jerusalem be faced with Jerusalem stone was waived in Kiryat Hayovel. Functional architecture, with flat roofs, stucco facades and no ornamentation, was characteristic of early construction in the neighborhood, and many examples remain until today.
Demographics
The neighborhood's immigrant population was gradually supplemented with young couples. In the 1960s, they were joined by teachers and professors, offsetting the proletarian character of the neighborhood and creating more upscale sections, such as the large private homes lining Shmaryahu Levin Street. In 2002, it was described as a blue-collar neighborhood.
Terrorist incident
On March 29, 2002, Ayat al-Akhras, a 17-year-old Palestinian, blew herself up at the entrance of Kiryat HaYovel's mainsupermarket
A supermarket is a self-service Retail#Types of outlets, shop offering a wide variety of food, Drink, beverages and Household goods, household products, organized into sections. Strictly speaking, a supermarket is larger and has a wider selecti ...
, killing two people and injuring 28.
Culture
Kiryat HaYovel has a commercial center, a community center, three public swimming pools, and a library. The neighborhood's claim to fame is "The Golem", a whimsical playground sculpture set in Rabinovich Park. Commonly called "The Monster" (''Hamifletzet'' in Hebrew), the sculpture's three red tongues serve as slides. The Golem was designed by the French sculptor Niki de Saint-Phalle. Many of the streets in Kiryat HaYovel are named for countries in Latin America, whoseUnited Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
representatives voted in favor of the establishment of Israel in 1947.
Hospitals
ALYN Hospital, a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents, and young adults, is located in Kiryat HaYovel.
Notable residents
*Teddy Kollek
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978 Jerusalem ...
, Mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993 lived in the neighbourhood from the mid-1990s until his death in 2007.
* Eli Ohana, soccer player
External links
Short fundraiser filmed in the neighborhood in the 1950s
Kiryat HaYovel WebSite
Jerusalem WebSite on Kiryat HaYovel
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiryat Hayovel Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem 1952 establishments in Israel Populated places established in 1952