Savyon


Savyon is a local council in the Central District of Israel, bordering the cities of Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, and Yehud. Ranked 10/10 on the Israeli socio-economic scale, it is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Israel. In it had a population of.

History

Savyon was founded in 1955 by Africa Israel Investments for senior South African Jewish immigrants. It took the name of a common wildflower, although the first part of its name means "grandfather", which was appropriate for the residents of the time. Today, Savyon has a young population.
In 2004, the moshav Ganei Yehuda was merged into Savyon.
Both Savyon and Ganei Yehuda are located on the land of the Palestinian village of Al-'Abbasiyya, which became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Notable residents