Ra'anana




Place in Israel







































Ra'anana




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    רַעֲנָנָּה‬    ‎


  • رعنانا‎


Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259
 Raʿanana

Central city of Ra'anana
Central city of Ra'anana


Official logo of Ra'anana
Coat of arms of Raanana


Ra'anana is located in Israel

Ra'anana

Ra'anana




Coordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°E / 32.183; 34.867Coordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°E / 32.183; 34.867
Country
 Israel
District Central
Founded 2 April 1922
Government

 • Type City
 • Mayor Chaim Broide
Population
(2017)[1]

 • Total 72,810

Ra'anana (Hebrew: רַעֲנָנָּה‬, lit. "Fresh") is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. Bordered by Kfar Saba on the east and Herzliya on the southwest, it had a population of 72,810 in 2017.[1] While the majority of its residents are native-born Israelis, a large part of the population are immigrants from the Americas and Europe.


Ra'anana's high tech industrial park is home to many leading global companies and local start up companies. It was designated a "Green City" award by the World Health Organization in 2005.[2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Local government


    • 2.1 Mayors




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Industry and commerce


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Parks and museums


  • 7 Hospitals and medical facilities


  • 8 Sports


  • 9 Notable residents


  • 10 Twin towns


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





History




Ahuza Street, Raanana (1927)




Raanana in 1935


In 1912, the Company for Jewish Settlement in Israel formed the "Ahuza A – New York" group to purchase land in Palestine for agricultural settlement. World War I delayed their plans, but in 1921, it was decided to establish a settlement. On 2 April 1922, two wagons left the corner of Lilienblum and Herzl Streets in Tel Aviv carrying four "Ahuza" members, three laborers and two armed watchmen. After a five-hour journey, they unloaded their baggage at the place destined to become Ra'anana.




Raanana in 1964


In its early days, the settlement was called "Ahuza A – New York." The Arabs of the region called it "Little America" as most of its residents were English speakers and came from New York. Later it was renamed "Ra'anania" and finally the founding settlers chose "Ra'anana" as its official name.


The settlement was built along a main street, Ahuza Street, and six other streets, three to the north of Ahuza Street and three to the south. Between 1925 and 1927, the Community House, which would house a variety of public institutions, including the secretariat, clinic, synagogue, meeting place for local committee meetings, assembly hall, culture room, school, kindergarten, clinic, and post office, was built.[3] According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Ra'anana had a population of 615 inhabitants in 182 houses.[4]


In 1936, it was given local council status. By 1948, the year of Israel's formation, Ra'anana was a town of 3,000 residents. This had grown to 5,900 in 1949.




Square in Ra'anana


By the late 1960s, Raanana had a population of 8,500 spanning an area of 15 square kilometres (6 sq mi).[5] In the 1980s Ra'anana was declared a city.



Local government



Mayors




  • Baruch Ostrovsky (1931–1955, 1957–1959)

  • Michael Pasweig (1955–1957, 1959–1960)

  • Yitzhak Skolnik (1960–1969)

  • Benyamin Wolfovich (1969–1989)


  • Ze'ev Bielski (1989–2005, 2013–2018)


  • Nahum Hofree (2005–2013)


  • Eitan Ginzburg (2018)[6]


  • Chaim Broyde (2018–Present)



Demographics




Aerial view of the western neighborhoods of Ra'anana




Ra'anana city hall


Ra'anana's population consists mainly of native-born Israelis, but about 22% of the city's residents are immigrants to Israel. It is home to a large number of immigrants from English-speaking countries, a significant number of immigrants from Latin America, mainly Argentina, and also absorbed large numbers of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. The number of French immigrants is also on the rise.[7][8]




Aerial view of Ra'anana


Though the majority of Ra'anana residents are secular, there is a sizeable religious community, mainly consisting of Modern Orthodox Jews, many of whom are immigrants from the US, UK, South Africa and France. The religious community generally lives on the north side and the secular community on the southern sides. There are nearly 100 synagogues in Ra'anana, ranging from small minyanim to large edifices, and including a wide range of traditions, including Progressive (Reform), Sefaradi, Ashkenazi, Yemenite, Afghani and Libyan synagogues. Many of these synagogues cater to specific immigrant groups. There is also a small Hasidic community of Clevelander Hasidim, led by the Clevelander Rebbe of Ra'anana, Rabbi Yitzchok Rosenbaum. The orthodox chief rabbi of the city is Rabbi Yitzhak Peretz.[9]



Industry and commerce





Amdocs in Ra'anana


Ra'anana has an industrial zone in the north of the city, which is home to Renanim shopping mall and many high-tech companies, including Emblaze, Hewlett-Packard, NICE Systems, SAP, NCR Corporation (formerly Retalix), Comverse, Red Hat, Waze (prior to Google acquisition) and Texas Instruments. In addition, Microsoft's head office in Israel and Amdocs are located in an office complex at the eastern edge of the city, close to Ra'anana Junction, where Highway 4 meets Ahuza Street, Ra'anana's main boulevard. Ahuza Street runs through the city from east to west and is lined with shops, restaurants and a cultural center.



Education


Ra'anana has 12 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and 8 high-schools.


Educational programs for gifted students start in the third grade. A program for the encouragement of girls to study technological subjects has been developed as well as a technology-focused leadership development and information management program, the first of its kind in Israel. The program, created in conjunction with "Ness Technologies", uses advanced technology as a catalyst for developing skills.


Ra'anana has developed supplementary education programs for the afternoon and evening hours, which meet the needs of thousands of children, aged 5–18. These programs foster creativity, promote social involvement and cultivate leadership skills. The supplementary education projects include over 20 "Batei Talmid" citywide extracurricular programs, an afternoon daycare program, and music, dance, art and science centers. Other programs include summer camps and summer activities, university for youth, dance troupes, the Children’s Parliament, an acting school, a school for the performing arts, and gifted children programs, that serve as a model for many other cities.


Ra'anana is home to the Open University of Israel and Ra'anana College.



Parks and museums




Ra'anana park


The park of Ra'anana is the largest urban park in the Sharon region. It offers walking and bike paths, sports fields, a zoo and children's petting corner and a lake in a clover shape reminiscent of Ra'anana's coat of arms. There are two fountains in the lake and pedestrians can cross over it on the bridge. The lake is surrounded by special gardens, including the Seven Species garden, and shaded walking paths. There is also a restaurant and small art gallery. The Founders Museum presents the story of Ra'anana's original settlers, from the arrival of the Ahuza Alef-New York Association until Ra'anana achieved local council status in 1936.[10]


Ra'anana Park Amphitheatre has been the venue for musical acts such as Backstreet Boys, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Lauryn Hill, Tori Amos, Chick Corea, Ian Anderson, Ziggy Marley, The Cranberries, and Pet Shop Boys.



Hospitals and medical facilities


Ra'anana is home to the Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Loewenstein was established in 1958 and is the only rehabilitation hospital operated by Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest health care provider. Its current multi-floor building is situated in a large gardened area and accommodates 240 rehabilitative beds for short and long term hospital care.


As a national rehabilitative center, patients are admitted from all parts of the country, all health funds, from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Health, and from general hospitals and clinics, both from Israel and overseas.[11]



Sports


The main soccer club of the city is Hapoel Ra'anana. In basketball, the city is represented by Maccabi Ra'anana who play in the National League.[12]


The Ra'anana Roosters are the local rugby team, and the area is a center of rugby union in Israel, with Rugby Israel being based there.
With a large population of American expatriates, the Ra'anana Express are an inaugural team in the Israel Baseball League.



Notable residents




  • Naftali Bennett, politician, leader of The Jewish Home party, Minister of Education


  • Peter Deutsch, former US congressman


  • Raanan Gissin, political scientist


  • Israel Gohberg, Israeli mathematician


  • Yael Grobglas, Israeli actress


  • Yihye Haybi, photographer


  • Haim Hefer, Israeli songwriter, poet, and writer


  • Uzi Landau, former politician, former minister


  • Keren Leibovitch, champion Paralympic swimmer


  • Paul L. Smith, American-born actor



Twin towns




Sign commemorating Ra'anana's twin-sister cities


Ra'anana has the following twin cities with:[13]








  • Netherlands Opsterland, Netherlands (since 1963)[13][14][15]


  • Germany Bramsche, Germany (since 1978)[13]


  • France Boulogne-Billancourt, France (since 1994)[13]


  • Taiwan Tainan, Taiwan (since 1999)[13]


  • United States Atlanta, United States (since 2001)[13]


  • Germany Goslar, Germany (since 2006)[13]


  • Poland Poznań, Poland (since 2010)[13][16]


References





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  2. ^ Sinai, Ruth (2005-09-29). "Ra'anana receives WHO safety award". Haaretz. Retrieved 2013-03-12.


  3. ^ http://eng.shimur.org/Rishonim-raanana/


  4. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 15


  5. ^ Patai, Raphael, ed. (1971). "Ahuza". Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel. Vol. 1. New York: Herzl Press/McGraw-Hill. p. 17.


  6. ^ "Ra’anana gets Israel’s first openly gay mayor", Times of Israel, March 16, 2018. https://www.timesofisrael.com/raanana-gets-israels-first-openly-gay-mayor/


  7. ^ Hoffman, Carl (2006-09-07). "Ra'anana's French revolution". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-05-06.


  8. ^ http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Residents/Services/Pages/default.aspx


  9. ^ Ra'anana Religious Council


  10. ^ Yad Labanim


  11. ^ "Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center". Clalit Health Services. Retrieved 23 May 2011.


  12. ^ Maccabi Raanana basketball team – Eurobasket.com


  13. ^ abcdefgh "Ra'anana Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World". raanana.muni.il. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.


  14. ^ "Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana" [City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana]. Stedenbanden.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente Opsterland contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag.


  15. ^ Being the first to twin, a central street in the Ra'anana is named "Opsterland"


  16. ^ "Poznań - Miasta partnerskie". 1998–2013 Urząd Miasta Poznania (in Polish). City of Poznań. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-11.




External links






  • official municipal website










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