Yad Eliyahu

Aerial view of Yad Eliyahu neighborhood

Yad Eliyahu (Hebrew: יד אליהו) is a neighborhood in east Tel Aviv, Israel.

Yad Eliyahu was established in 1929. It developed in accordance with plans drawn up by Jacob Ben Sira, the Tel Aviv municipal engineer.[1] The neighborhood, named for Haganah leader Eliyahu Golomb, became the site of housing projects for ex-servicemen after World War II.[2]

Menora Mivtachim Arena, home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team is located in Yad Eliyahu.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Rising in the east: Tel Aviv's Yad Eliyahu neighborhood is ready to take off, Haaretz
  2. ^ Planning in Israel - 1948-1953, Layout and Architecture
  3. ^ All Past and Present MKs - Moshe Maya

32°03′33″N 34°47′50″E / 32.0593°N 34.7971°E / 32.0593; 34.7971


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