Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion's emblem
Hebrew	רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן
Name meaning	First to Zion
Founded in	1882
Government	City (from 1950)
Also spelled	Rishon LeZiyyon (officially)
District	Center
Population	222,300 (2006)
Jurisdiction	59,000 dunams (59 km²)
Mayor	Meir Nitzan

The original Great Synagogue and square

The Old Water Tower

Gan HaMoshava

Gan HaMoshava, the city park

Haviv school - the first all-Hebrew elementary school

Yigal Allon High School

Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן‎, lit:first to Zion), is a city on Israel's central coastal plain, south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan Greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area and is Israel's fourth largest city with a population of 222,300 in 2006. Rishon LeZion was founded in 1882 by Russian immigrants and was the second Jewish settlement to be formed in Israel after Petah Tikva. Today the city acts partly as a commuter town for Tel Aviv, but does have its own industries as well. The mayor of Rishon LeZion is Meir Nitzan. Image File history File links Rishon_leZion_Israel. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Jerusalem Tel Aviv-Jaffa Haifa Rishon LeZion Ashdod Beersheba Petah Tikva Netanya Holon Bnei Brak Bat Yam Ramat Gan Ashkelon Rehovot The following list of cities in Israel is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). ... Map of the districts of Israel Population density by geographic region, sub-district and district (thicker border indicates higher tier). ... Israels central district highlighted. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ... Meir Nitzan is (as of 2004) the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 894 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 894 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1091x819, 143 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1091x819, 143 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... The Israeli Coastal Plain (Hebrew: , Mishor HaHof) is a name to the flat and low-lying narrow strip around the Mediterranean Sea. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Gush Dan (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ דָּן, Standard Hebrew GuÅ¡ Dan) is the name of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv District and the Central District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast. ... The Tel-Aviv District, highlighted. ... The Coat of Arms of Petah-Tikva Petah-Tikva (Hebrew פֶּתַח-תִּקְוָה opening of hope, Standard Hebrew Pétaḥ-Tiqva, also transliterated as Petach Tikva, Petah Tikvah, Petach Tikvah, Petaḥ Tiqwa or Petach Tiqwa) and nicknamed as Mother of Cities, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel... Meir Nitzan is (as of 2004) the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel. ...

Etymology

The name Rishon LeZion is derived from a biblical verse: "First to Zion are they, and I shall give herald to Jerusalem" (Hebrew: ראשון לציון הנה הינם, ולירושלים מבשר אתן‎ (Book of Isaiah 41:27) and literally translates as the First to Zion. This article is about the term Hebrew Bible. For the Jewish scriptures see Tanakh. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... This article is about the Book of Isaiah. ...

History

Rishon LeZion was founded on July 31, 1882 by a group of ten Hovevei Zion pioneers from Kharkov, Ukraine (then the Russian Empire) headed by Zalman David Levontin. Reuven Yudalevich is thought to be another of these ten pioneers. The group purchased 835 acres (3.4 km²) of land southeast of present-day Tel Aviv, near the Arab village of Ayun Kara. Other notable founders of Rishon include Israel Fineberg (who defended Rishon from Arab and Bedouin bandits he had forced off the land) as well as Yossef Fineberg, a chemist, Zeev Abrahamovich, Yehuda Hankin, and Zvi Ha-Cohen Levontin. Rishon LeZion was the second settlement in the land of Palestine, the first being Petah Tikva, which was deserted and then reestablished. is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Hovevei Zion (transliterated Hebrew, alternatively Hibbat Zion; English translation: Lovers of Zion) organizations are considered the forerunner and foundation of the modern Zionist movement. ... Kharkov (rus: Ха́рьков) or Kharkiv (ukr: Ха́рків) is the second largest city in Ukraine, a center of Kharkivska oblast. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has a population of two million. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Reuven Yudalevich (Yudelevitz, Yudelevitch) (1862-1933), was a funder and founder of the city of Rishon Le Zion, originally the British Mandate of Palestine and now Israel. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... The Coat of Arms of Petah-Tikva Petah-Tikva (Hebrew פֶּתַח-תִּקְוָה opening of hope, Standard Hebrew Pétaḥ-Tiqva, also transliterated as Petach Tikva, Petah Tikvah, Petach Tikvah, Petaḥ Tiqwa or Petach Tiqwa) and nicknamed as Mother of Cities, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel...

The pioneers who founded Rishon faced numerous difficulties. The soil was sandy, water was scarce and the settlers had no agricultural experience. After a well was dug and more pioneers arrived - the Biluim - the colony slowly took shape. Notable members of this group include Fani Belkind, Israel Belkind, Shimshon Belkind, Yoel Drubin, Dr. Haim Hissin, and David Yudilovich. When Baron Edmond James de Rothschild took over, sending in his administrators, major progress was made in the spheres of agriculture, citrus and viticulture. Under Rothschild's patronage, the Carmel-Mizrahi Winery was established in 1886. David Ben-Gurion was head of workers' union at the winery before later becoming Israel's first prime minister. Bilu (a Hebrew acronym based on a verse from the Book of Isaiah (2:5) Beit Yaakov Lekhu Ve-nelkha (House of Jacob, let us go (up)) was a group of Jewish idealists aspiring to settle in the Land of Israel with the political purpose to establish Jewish National... Joel Drubin was a member of the Bilu group, which a group of Jews that fled persecution in Russia by joining the Political Zionist movement, migrating into Palestine. ... Baron Edmond James de Rothschild (born August 19, 1845 - died November 2, 1934) was a philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ... Ben Gurion redirects here. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...

The first Hebrew school in the country opened in the city in 1886, and the first Hebrew kindergarten in 1899. The population numbered 359 in 1890. Five years later it increased to 380, and by 1900 rose to 526. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew, worked as a teacher in Rishon LeZion, whilst Dov Lubman Haviv was a teacher in the first Hebrew school here, and Mordechai Lubman Haviv was an educational inspector. Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the Hebrew people. ... For other uses, see Kindergarten (disambiguation). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Ğ: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (Hebrew אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־יְהוּדָה) (January 7, 1858 – December 16, 1922), was principally responsible for the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language from its previous state as a liturgical language. ...

In 1911, Rishon had 4,000 dunams of vineyard in comparison to 254 dumans of orchards.^[1]

Development of the town was hindered continually, however, by the fact that no water was found there until Baron de Rothschild brought in experts who located water at 42 meters below ground. The groundwater table in the area was found to be uneven and wells were mostly constructed at between 20 and 25 meters in depth. Orchards were then developed around the settlement, and by the late 1920's the city developed a burgeoning citrus industry.^[1]

Rishon was designated a city in 1950 and, by 1983 Rishon LeZion had grown to have a population of 103,000. By 2006, this had risen to 222,300. By 2020, the city is expected to have a population of 315,000.^[2] In 2007, the Rishon LeZion Municipality was awarded the Ministry of Interior Prize for Proper Management.^[2]

Economy

Rishon Lezion's main industries today are wine, construction, services and commerce. Factories and workshops are located in the industrial zone, which has become a popular venue for pubs, dance clubs and restaurants. Industry in the city is largely divided into two industrial centers: the old industrial zone in the north of the city and the new industrial zone in the west of the city.^[2] The two major malls in Rishon LeZion are Rothschild Center in the old downtown center and Gold Mall (Kanyon ha-Zahav) in the New West district. IKEA are expected to open a branch in the city, its second in Israel, in the Maayan Sorek area, whilst companies such as Coca Cola, Globe Gazit, Volvo and Fiat are also expected to open in this area.^[2] For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Construction (disambiguation). ... The tertiary sector of industry, also called the service sector or the service industry, is one of the three main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being the secondary industry (manufacturing and primary goods production such as agriculture), and primary industry (extraction such as mining and fishing). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... World Map showing locations of IKEA stores in 2007. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... For other uses, see Fiat (disambiguation). ...

Construction of a desalination plant is planned for Rishon which will produce 3.7 million cubic meters of water per year, whilst the city already hosts the large Shafdan recycling plant.^[2]

Tourism

As one of the earliest settlements to be established in Israel, Rishon is home to a number of tourist attractions including a history museum, the Carmel Winery and Beit Yad LeBanim - the administrative center of Baron Rothschild, now a soldiers' memorial. Furthermore, the city has a mall called Midrachov, a concert hall, Heichal HaTarbut, and an amusement park; Superland. The Great Synagogue, Great Well, Old Water Tower, and First Hebrew School (Beit Sefer Haviv) are also regularly visited by tourists. Carmel Winery is a vineyard and winery in Israel. ...

Culture

The city, often called Rishon (or Rashlatz, the Hebrew acronym for Rishon LeZion, in written material), hosts the annual Rishon LeZion Wine Festival. Rishon is also known for its numerous shopping centers, the Amphi-Park (which once held shows of international artists like Sting, Metallica, Alanis Morissette and more), a zoo, an amusement park (Superland), and its beach promenade. For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Alanis redirects here. ...

Heichal HaTarbut (Hall of Culture) in Rishon is a large and highly reputed modern center for concerts, theatre and cultural events. It has one main hall for shows and two small halls for artistic workshops.

The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Lezion, directed by Dan Ettinger, has participated in music festivals all over the world. It was awarded the ACUM prize in 1991.[1]

Rishon's Parliament

The "Rishon's Parliament" is a mythological group of Rishon's elders and veterans who were known for their wit and unique style. The group used to assemble about three times a week to discuss current events and exchange anecdotes and jokes. Their stories were documented by Uri Porat and Amnon Nahmias and published in a series of stories in Yediot Aharonot and later in a book called Rishon - The Wild East. Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew: ידיעות אחרונות, meaning latest news) is a major daily Israeli newspaper, written in Hebrew. ...

Education

Rishon LeZion has twenty-three elementary schools, nine middle schools and twelve high schools. Rishon Lezion's College of Management has a student population of 10,000.^[2]

Rishon hold the first all Hebrew school (Haviv school) and kindergarten. It has the 5th highschool in Israel, HaGymnasia HaRealit, which was founded in 1939 and considered among the best highschools in Israel. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sports

Rishon Lezion is known for its achievements in handball and chess. In handball, Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Maccabi Rishon LeZion dominate the handball league. Hapoel has won more than seven domestic championships and cups in a row, with stars like goalkeeper Vladimir Zaikman and field-players Idan Maimon and Dudi Balsar. Its biggest rival, Maccabi, has a rich history as well, and was able to take the championship title from Hapoel in the latest 2005/06 season. Handball is also a dominant sport in Rishon LeZion high schools. The Amit Amal high school handball team has won the world championship several times. Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ... This article is about the Western board game. ...

In chess, the Rishon LeZion Chess Club, founded in 1939, is one of the leading clubs in Israel, in senior, women and youth leagues. Israeli grandmasters such as Boris Alterman play for Rishon. World champion Garry Kasparov was a former member. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boris Alterman (born May 4, 1970, in Kharkov, Ukraine) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster, advisor of the Junior chess program. ... Garry Kasparov (Russian: ; Russian pronunciation: , Armenian: [1]) (born as Garri Kimovich Weinstein [2] on April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR; now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist. ...

As to the two most popular sports in Israel, soccer and basketball, Rishon has achieved certain accomplishments as well. Hapoel Ironi Rishon leZion has managed to advanced up to Israel's Ligat ha'Al during the end of the millennium, but experienced a decline in recent years and have been relegated to the Liga Artzit. Soccer redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ... Hapoel Ironi Rishon leZion (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון) is an Israeli football club, and is based at Haberfeld, Rishon leZion. ... For Ligat haAl basketball, see Ligat Winner. ... The Liga Artzit (Hebrew: ליגה ארצית) is the third-highest division overall in the Israeli football league system after Ligat haAl (Premier League) and the Liga Leumit (National League). ...

The Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball team is a long-time member of the Israeli first division league. The team was a stubborn rival to Israel's top club and European champion, Maccabi Tel Aviv, during the 1990s. After a certain decline in the beginning of the 2000s, the club is trying to get back its place in the top positions of the first division league. With the support of Rishon high schools, the club has been known to produce some very talented basketball players over the years. Maccabi Rishon LeZion (or Rishon Le Tsion) is a sport association in the city of Rishon LeZion, being part of one of the Israeli sports association Maccabi. It has a lot of teams in different fields, the most known of them being: 1)The handball team (Israels champion and... Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל-אביב) is a basketball team based in Tel Aviv, Israel. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ...

Geography

Topography and climate

Rishon LeZion is located on the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain, the historic land bridge between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Immediately north of Jaffa, Tel Aviv is situated on land which used to be sand dunes, and as such has relatively poor soil fertility. It is now on flat land with no notable gradients. As such, its most notable geographical feature are the bluffs above the Mediterranean coastline and the Yarkon River's mouth. In modern times, due to the expansion of Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan region in general, absolute borders between Tel Aviv and Jaffa, and between the city's neighbourhoods do not exist. The city is located some 60 kilometers (37 mi) northwest of Jerusalem, Israel's capital city, and some 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) south of the northern port city of Haifa. The Israeli Coastal Plain (Hebrew: , Mishor HaHof) is a name to the flat and low-lying narrow strip around the Mediterranean Sea. ... Via Maris is an ancient trading route dating from the Early Bronze Age which linked Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia - modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Hebrew Arabic حَيْفَا Government City District Haifa Population 266,300 (city) 1,039,000 (metropolitan area) Jurisdiction 63,666 dunams (63. ...

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Neighborhoods

Rishon LeZion can be divided into four main quarters: the old city, the eastern housing projects, the northern (old) industrial zone, and Western Rishon LeZion. There is also an industrial zone on the southern tip of the city, next to Gan Sorek.

Old city

The old city of Rishon includes the original neighborhoods, some buildings dating back to Rishon's founding in 1881. This quarter is located in the city center, between and around Herzl and Jabotinsky Streets. It includes the following neighborhoods:

• Nahalat Yehuda (on the northernmost tip of Rishon)
• Neve Hillel
• Bnot Hayil
• Abramovich
• Katzenelson
• Remez (a.k.a. Giv'at Levinson), on the southwestern tip of old Rishon
• Rishonim (a.k.a. Gan Nahum), to the east of Remez

Eastern Housing Projects

The Eastern Housing Projects (Hebrew: שיכוני המזרח‎ Shikunei HaMizrah) was Rishon's quick expansion to the east. It is dominated by the housing projects (shikunim) there, in the Shikunei HaMizrah neighborhood itself. Other smaller neighborhoods include: Hebrew redirects here. ...

• Revivim
• Kidmat Rishon
• Ne'urim
• Rambam
• Neve Hadarim
• HaShomer
• Kfar Arye
• Mishor HaNof
• Kiryat Simha

The eastern projects stopped developing when they reached the fences of the Tzrifin military base. When Tzrifin will be sold to private contractors as planned, this quarters is expected to expand significantly with new lucrative housing projects. Tzrifin is an area in Gush Dan (Dan Region) in central Israel, located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion and bordered to the east by Beer Yaaqov. ...

Old Industrial Zone

The industrial zones in Rishon LeZion are called Mabat, an abbreviation for Miskhar, Bilui VeTa'asiya (Commerce, Pastime and Industry). The northern zone is the oldest and original industrial zone, once full of light industry and glass factories. Today, it is known for its prolific nightlife.

West Rishon

West Rishon LeZion is the conglomeration of the new neighborhoods of the city, built in the 1980s and 90s. The west also has higher land value because of its relative proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. It includes the entire city west of Tzahal Road. The quarter includes the new industrial zone (Western Mabat), and a number of residential neighborhoods: Mediterranean redirects here. ...

• Neve Elyahu
• Ne'ot Shikma
• Neve Dekalim
• Neve Hof
• Neve Yam
• Kiryat Rishon
• Kiryat Cramim
• Kiryat Ganim
• Ne'ot Ashalim
• Kiryat Hatanei Pras Nobel (lit. Nobel Price Recipient Town)

Mayors of Rishon LeZion

• Eliakum Ostashinski (1950-1951)
• Arie Sheftal (1951)
• Moshe Gavin (1952-1955)
• Gershon Man Mankov (1955)
• Hana Levin (1955-1960)
• Arie Sheftal (1960-1962)
• Noam Laoner (1962-1965)
• Arie Sheftal (1965-1969)
• Hananya Gibstein (1969-1983)
• Meir Nitzan (1983-present)

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Notable residents

• Tal Ben Haim, Chelsea F.C. footballer
• Zohar Argov, singer
• Boris Gelfand, chess champion

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Greenwood, Naftali, Karlinsky, Nahum. California Dreaming: Ideology, Society, and Technology in the Citrus. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Municipality of Rishon LeZion profile. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
3. ^ Monthly Averages for Rishon LeZiyyon. weather.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.

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Cities	El'ad · Hod HaSharon · Kafr Qasim · Kfar Saba · Lod · Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut · Ness Ziona · Netanya · Petah Tikva · Qalansawe · Ra'anana · Ramla · Rehovot · Rishon LeZion · Rosh HaAyin · Tayibe · Tira · Yavne · Yehud-Monosson
Local councils	Be'er Ya'akov · Beit Dagan · Bnei Ayish · Elyakhin · Even Yehuda · Gan Yavne · Ganei Tikva · Gedera · Giv'at Shmuel · Jaljulia · Kafr Bara · Kfar Yona · Kiryat Ekron · Kokhav Ya'ir · Mazkeret Batya · Pardesiya · Ramot HaShavim · Savyon · Shoham · Tel Mond · Tzoran-Kadima · Zemer
Regional councils	Brenner · Gan Raveh · Gederot · Gezer · Drom HaSharon · Hefer Valley · Hevel Modi'in · Hevel Yavne · Hof HaSharon · Lev HaSharon · Lod Valley · Nahal Sorek
Boroughs	Neve Monosson · Maccabim-Re'ut