- Kiryat Hayovel
Kiryat HaYovel (Hebrew קרית יובל) is a neighborhood in south-western
Jerusalem , built in the early 1950s to house new immigrants. 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. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380591574&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull High stakes | Jerusalem Post ] ]History
Kiryat HaYovel was established in the 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. Before 1948, the area was known as Beit Mazmil. It was renamed Kiryat Hayovel (Jubilee Town) to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the
Jewish National Fund . [cite book|title=The Guide to Israel| first=Zeev |last=Vilnai|publisher=Hamakor Press| year=1972| page=111]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. [cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/Architecture/Jeruarchitecture1948.html|title=Jerusalem Architecture Since 1948| last=Eldar| first=Yishai|accessdate=2008-09-04]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. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380591574&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull High stakes | Jerusalem Post ] ]
Terrorist Incidents
On
March 29 ,2002 ,Ayat al-Akhras , an 18-year-old Palestinian terrorist blew herself up at the entrance of Kiryat HaYovel's mainsupermarket , killing two people and injuring 28. [cite web| url=http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Jerusalem-Kiryat+Yovel/Jerusalem-Kiryat+Yovel.htm| title=Israel Under Attack-Jerusalem-Kiryat Yovel| date=2002-03-29 | publisher=Israeli Prime Minister's Office| accessdate=2007-09-04]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 . [cite web| url=http://jerusalemfoundation.org/english/city.php?id=135| title="The Golem" at Rabinovitch Park| publisher=The Jerusalem Foundation| date=2002-08-20 | accessdate=2007-09-04]Many of the streets in Kiryat Hayovel are named for countries in Latin America. [cite web| url=http://www.israel.org/MFA/Israel+beyond+the+conflict/Whats+in+a+Street+Name.htm?DisplayMode=print| title=Whats in a street name? In Israel, a treasure trove of people, places and events.| last=Simon| first=Griver| publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs| date=
1999-04-01 |accessdate=2007-09-04]Hospitals
Alyn Hospital, a rehabilitation center for children with orthopedic disabilities, is located in Kiryat HaYovel. [cite web| url=http://www.alyn.org/?CategoryID=167| title=Where did we come from and where are we going to?| publisher=Alyn hospital| accessdate=2007-09-04]
Notable residents
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Teddy Kollek , mayor of JerusalemReferences
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