Yad Eliyahu
Encyclopedia
Yad Eliyahu is a neighborhood in the south-east part of Tel Aviv
, Israel
. The neighborhood was established in 1945 mainly for british army
veterans, especially from the local population. It is named after the Hagana leader Eliyahu Golomb
.
The neighborhood is also the location of Nokia Arena
, home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team.
Yad eliyaho is the biggest neighborhood in Tel Aviv.
base located East of Sderot, near Ashdod and the Gaza Strip.
. He is a former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for Shas
between 1992 and 1996, and as Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1992 until 1993.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The neighborhood was established in 1945 mainly for british army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
veterans, especially from the local population. It is named after the Hagana leader Eliyahu Golomb
Eliyahu Golomb
Eliyahu Golomb was the leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah, the underground military organization for defense of the Yishuv between 1920 and 1948.-Early life:...
.
The neighborhood is also the location of Nokia Arena
Nokia Arena
The Yad Eliyahu Arena , commercially Nokia Arena , is a 11,700-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in southeastern Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club, a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club...
, home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team.
Yad eliyaho is the biggest neighborhood in Tel Aviv.
Military Base
Yad Eliyahu is also the name of a militaryMilitary
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
base located East of Sderot, near Ashdod and the Gaza Strip.
Local Rabbi
The local Rabbi for Yad Eliyahu is Rabbi Moshe MayaMoshe Maya
Moshe Maya is an Israeli rabbi and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1992 and 1996, and as Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1992 until 1993.-Biography:...
. He is a former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for Shas
Shas
Shas is an ultra-orthodox religious political party in Israel, primarily representing Sephardic and Mizrahi Haredi Judaism.Shas was founded in 1984 by dissident members of the Ashkenazi dominated Agudat Israel, to represent the interests of religiously observant Sephardic and Mizrahi ...
between 1992 and 1996, and as Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1992 until 1993.