Savyon

Sawjion (Hebrew סַבְיוֹן ) is a town in Israel.

Location

Sawjion is located between Petach Tikva, Kiryat Ono and Yehud Israel. In December 2009, lived in Sawjion 3,000 people.

History

Sawjion was founded in 1955 for older immigrants from South Africa. Today in the town live younger population. 2004, the moshav Ganei Yehuda (Hebrew גַּנֵּי יְהוּדָה ) was incorporated into Sawjion.

Name and location of Arms

Sawjion was named after a wild flower. The first part of the name (saw ​​) means " grandfather ", which was appropriate for the population at that time.

Well-known residents

  • Gilad Erdan
  • Dan Nave
  • Gideon Patt
  • Ja'ir Shamir
  • Michael Tschernoji, Michael Cherney, Mikhail Chernoy, Mikhail Chorny or Mikhail Chernoi ( born January 16, 1952) (Hebrew מיכאל צ'רנוי; Russian Михаил Чёрный ), an Israeli entrepreneur and industrialist, founder of the Michael Cherney Foundation.
  • Dan Margalit (* 1938) (Hebrew דן מרגלית ), Israeli journalist, author and television host.
  • David Mor, father of Amos Mansdorf
  • Mody Kidon
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