Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion (Hebrew ראשוןלציון, IPA: [ ʀiʃɔn lɛtsiɔn ], in German "First for ( to ) Zion ", Arabic ريشون لتصيون, also in different transcriptions such as Rishon LeZion ) is a major city in Israel in the southern part of Greater Tel Aviv -Yafo, around ten kilometers south of Tel Aviv in the so-called Gush Dan. With 224,300 inhabitants (2007 ) it is the fourth largest city in Israel to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.

History

Rishon LeZion was founded in 1882 as Moschawa by Russian immigrants and was therefore one of the first Jewish agricultural settlements of the modern era in Israel today. It was named after the Bible ( God is speaking ): "I said first to Zion ... " (Isaiah 41.27 ) After that is a good news the speech that moved into the early immigrants to be.

An important sector of agriculture was an early viticulture: In 1887, with the support of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, a winery founded; it is Israel's largest wine producer in Carmel, which still has its formal headquarters in Rishon LeZion developed. In the period of the British Mandate in the city was also built with the Palestine Breweries the first brewery in Palestine, which produced the beer Nesher.

In 1948, the city had only 10,000 residents. After the state of Israel was founded, Rishon LeZion developed very quickly. Immigrants from the former Soviet Union and today's Russia, Romanian, German, Yemeni, Moroccan and Iranian citizens and their descendants characterize the city.

The most important industries are in the industry (pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering).

Culture

Rishon LeZion since its foundation in 1988 the seat of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion. It has a public library with its headquarters Kotar Rishon and eleven branches.

Every year, a week long celebration for Sukkot a wine festival.

Sports

The most famous sports club in the city is Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Twinning

  • Romania Braşov, Romania
  • Hungary Debrecen, Hungary
  • United States Essex County, New Jersey, United States
  • Ethiopia Gonder, Ethiopia
  • Netherlands Heerenveen, The Netherlands
  • Poland Lublin, Poland
  • Germany Münster, Germany (1981 )
  • France Nimes, France (1986 )
  • Slovakia Prešov, Slovakia (2008)
  • Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Italy Teramo, Italy
  • People's Republic of China Tianjin, China

Personalities

  • Zohar Argov (1955-1987), singer
  • Ruhama Avraham Balila (* 1964), politician
  • Tal Ben Haim ( b. 1982 ), football player
  • Roni Duani ( born 1986 ), pop singer
  • Boris Gelfand ( b. 1968 ), chess master
  • Zvi Shulman (1915-1986), a concentration camp survivor, alderman
  • Eran Zahavy (* 1987), football player
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