Neve Sha'anan, Tel Aviv

Coordinates: 32°03′32″N 34°46′51″E / 32.05889°N 34.78083°E / 32.05889; 34.78083
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Neve Sha'anan
נווה שאנן
City
Tel Aviv
Founded1921-1923
Named forIsaiah 33:20
Area
 • Total0.845 km2 (0.326 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total4,590

Neve Sha'anan (Hebrew: נווה שאנן, eng. "Peaceful Abode") is a neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 1923.

History

Neve Sha'anan takes its name from a verse in the Book of Isaiah: "Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode" (Isaiah 33:20). The neighborhood was established as a mixed residential and commercial zone north of Jaffa.[1]

Today the main street, Neve Sha'anan Street, is a pedestrian mall. Many foreign workers live in Neve Sha'anan. In 1999, nearly 70 percent of the population was made up of refugees and migrants.[1]

Levinsky Street is named after

Zionist movement in the Russian Empire, who travelled to Palestine in the early 1880s.[2] In 1896, he was appointed manager of the southern and western Russian branches of the Carmel company, marketing wine produced in Palestine.[2] Levinsky Park has become the social hub of the neighborhood.[3] The Levinsky market, which extends into numerous side streets, is a colorful market brimming with spices, herbs, and teas founded by Jews from Thessalonica, Greece. The Greek Jews were followed by an influx of Iranian Jews
and immigrants from other countries where herbal remedies and spicy foods are common.

View of the "Ship House" (Shimon Levi House) designed by Arieh Cohen

The neighborhood was the site of a number of terrorist attacks.

shwarma restaurant in Neve Sha'anan, killing 11 people and wounding 50.[8]

Landmarks

Bus stations

The

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station is located in Neve Sha'anan. The original Central Bus Station, in the heart of the neighborhood, was built in the 1940s.[9]

Levinsky Garden Library

Levinsky garden library

Located in Levinsky Park, the Garden Library consists of two open-air bookshelves (one for adults and one for children).[10] The library services the whole community, but was originally designed with the refugee and migrant population in mind. The library was established in 2009 by the non-governmental organization ARTEAM.[11] In addition to the free books, the library space also offers after school programs for children,[11] art classes and workshops, and language lessons[10] The library offers approximately 3,500 books in 16 different languages.[11] It is located at 98 Lewinsky St. (corner of Lewinsky & Har Zion).[12] The bookshelves are illuminated for easier browsing at night.[10]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gili Melnitcki (22 January 2022). "The Slum in the Heart of Tel Aviv Is About to Vanish". Haaretz.
  2. ^ a b "YIVO | Lewinsky, Elḥanan Leib". yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ Zandberg, Esther. "A library is the best welcome". Haaretz. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ^ Double suicide attack rocks Tel Aviv. BBC News
  5. ^ Tel Aviv suicide bomb kills nine. BBC News
  6. ^ "Suicide bombing in Neve Sha'anan, July 2002". July 19, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "Suicide bombing in Neve Sha'anan, 2003". Mfa.gov.il. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Suicide bombing in Neve Sha'anan, 2006[dead link]
  9. ^ The Slum in the Heart of Tel Aviv Is About to Vanish, Haaretz
  10. ^ a b c "The Enlightened Library". Haaretz.
  11. ^ a b c "The Garden Library for the Migrant Communities and Neighborhoods of South Tel Aviv". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
, and under one of the platforms leading to the upper floors of the bus station
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