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'''Nesher''' ({{lang-he |
'''Nesher''' ({{lang-he|נֶשֶׁר}}) is a city in the [[Haifa District]] of [[Israel]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Nesher}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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⚫ | Nesher was founded in 1924 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, established in September 1923 by Michael Pollack, a Jewish industrialist from Russia. The area was swampy and malaria-infested, but employees of the factory gradually moved there with their families, bringing the population to 1,500.<ref name="Nesher – At the heart of the region"> |
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| 2018 street map overlaid on 1932 map |
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| caption= Nesher street map (date 2018, white text and light grey streets) overlaid on a [[Survey of Palestine]] map (date 1932, black text, red urban areas and black streets), showing the relative locations of "Old Nesher" and the cement factory, and the depopulated Palestinian towns of [[Balad al-Sheikh]], [[Yajur, Haifa|Yajur]] and Al Khureiba. |
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⚫ | Nesher was founded in 1924 as a [[company town|workers town]] for the Nesher [[Cement factory]], established in September 1923 by Michael Pollack, a Jewish industrialist from Russia. The area was swampy and [[Malaria in Palestine|malaria-infested]], but employees of the factory gradually moved there with their families, bringing the population to 1,500.<ref name="Nesher – At the heart of the region">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewishbroward.org/page.aspx?id=137833 |title=Nesher – At the heart of the region |access-date=2011-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308075902/http://www.jewishbroward.org/page.aspx?id=137833 |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nesher was floated as a public company in 1925.<ref name="books.google.com">[https://books.google.com/books?id=XO4ECBQfh2oC&dq=nesher+haifa&pg=PA88 Haifa: Transformation of an Arab Society 1918-1939, May Seikaly]</ref> During the [[1929 Palestine riots]], Arabs from neighbouring [[Balad al-Sheikh]] attacked the factory and burned down a farm.<ref name=Eshel>{{cite book |last= Eshel |first= Tzadok |title= The Cement and Its Makers: Nesher's Jubilee |page= 68 |publisher= Nesher |location= Haifa |year= 1976 |language= he}}</ref> |
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By the mid-1930s, Nesher Cement had 700 employees, both Jewish and Arab.<ref name="books.google.com"/> |
By the mid-1930s, Nesher Cement had 700 employees, both Jewish and Arab.<ref name="books.google.com"/> |
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In 1948, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Europe, Iraq and North Africa settled in Nesher. |
In 1948, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Europe, Iraq and North Africa settled in Nesher. The town also expanded over the Palestinian village of [[Balad al-Sheikh]], immediately north-west of Old Nesher, after it was depopulated during the [[1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine]]. A portion of the Tel Hanan neighborhood of the city was built over the village. In 1952, a local council was formed comprising four neighborhoods – Nesher, Giv’at Nesher, Ben-Dor and Tel Hanan. The first mayor was Yehuda Shimroni.<ref name="About Nesher">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewishbroward.org/page.aspx?id=137833 |title=About Nesher |access-date=2011-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308075902/http://www.jewishbroward.org/page.aspx?id=137833 |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|CBS]] statistics for 2005 show Nesher's ethnic makeup as 99.5% [[Jew]]ish and other non-Arabs. 30.7% of the population in 2005 were immigrants who came to Israel after 1990.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/213_2500.pdf |title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Nesher|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2008-09-20|language=he}}</ref> |
[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|CBS]] statistics for 2005 show Nesher's ethnic makeup as 99.5% [[Jew]]ish and other non-Arabs. 30.7% of the population in 2005 were immigrants who came to Israel after 1990.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/213_2500.pdf |title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Nesher |publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2008-09-20 |language=he}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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The city's education system comprises six elementary schools, one comprehensive high school, two middle schools and 36 kindergartens and day care centers with an enrollment of 4,000 pupils. Over 70% of |
The city's education system comprises six elementary schools, one comprehensive high school, two middle schools and 36 kindergartens and day care centers with an enrollment of 4,000 pupils. Over 70% of Nesher's high school students take the [[Bagrut]] matriculation exams, with a pass rate of 98%, one of the highest rates in Israel. Nesher's high school won the Israeli Education Prize twice in the span of a decade.<ref name="About Nesher"/> |
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==Twinning and cultural exchange== |
==Twinning and cultural exchange== |
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In 2005, the [[Broward County]] Jewish Federation established a partnership with Nesher in an effort to create a people-to-people cultural exchange program that includes high school and college student exchanges and video conferencing for events such as school celebrations and concerts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Liebermann |first=Randall P. |date=August 14, 2013 |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-xpm-2013-08-14-fl-jjbs-sharansky-0815-20130815-story.html |title=Sharansky supports Federation-Nesher partnership |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> |
In 2005, the [[Broward County]] Jewish Federation established a partnership with Nesher in an effort to create a people-to-people cultural exchange program that includes high school and college student exchanges and video conferencing for events such as school celebrations and concerts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Liebermann |first=Randall P. |date=August 14, 2013 |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-xpm-2013-08-14-fl-jjbs-sharansky-0815-20130815-story.html |title=Sharansky supports Federation-Nesher partnership |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Emblem== |
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The municipal emblem was designed by David Hollod and approved at a local committee meeting on the 24th of October 1962. It includes multiple references: |
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* The vulture represents the name of the city and the cement factory from its inception. |
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* The 4 hills represent the mountainous terrain and the four original neighborhoods that constituted the settlement–Ben Dor, Tel Hanan, Nesher, and Givat Nesher. |
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* The factory and chimney represent the industrial foundation the city was established upon. |
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* The tree represents the growth and prosperity of the city over the years. |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Balad esh Sheikh 1942.jpg|Nesher 1942 1:20,000 |
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File:Haifa 1945.jpg|Nesher 1945 1:250,000 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{wide image|Nesher – Panoramic view 2 5.4.2010.jpg|750px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Nesher View to [[Mount Carmel|Mt. Carmel]]}} |
{{wide image|Nesher – Panoramic view 2 5.4.2010.jpg|750px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Nesher View to [[Mount Carmel|Mt. Carmel]]}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 5 October 2024
Nesher
נֶשֶׁר | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Nešr |
Coordinates: 32°46′16″N 35°02′22″E / 32.77111°N 35.03944°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Founded | 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roy Levi |
Area | |
• Total | 12,090 dunams (12.09 km2 or 4.67 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 23,761 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Jews and others | 98.6% |
• Arabs | 1.4% |
Name meaning | "Vulture" |
Nesher (Hebrew: נֶשֶׁר) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 23,761.[1] It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country.
History
[edit]Nesher was founded in 1924 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, established in September 1923 by Michael Pollack, a Jewish industrialist from Russia. The area was swampy and malaria-infested, but employees of the factory gradually moved there with their families, bringing the population to 1,500.[2] Nesher was floated as a public company in 1925.[3] During the 1929 Palestine riots, Arabs from neighbouring Balad al-Sheikh attacked the factory and burned down a farm.[4]
By the mid-1930s, Nesher Cement had 700 employees, both Jewish and Arab.[3]
In 1948, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Europe, Iraq and North Africa settled in Nesher. The town also expanded over the Palestinian village of Balad al-Sheikh, immediately north-west of Old Nesher, after it was depopulated during the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine. A portion of the Tel Hanan neighborhood of the city was built over the village. In 1952, a local council was formed comprising four neighborhoods – Nesher, Giv’at Nesher, Ben-Dor and Tel Hanan. The first mayor was Yehuda Shimroni.[5]
Demographics
[edit]CBS statistics for 2005 show Nesher's ethnic makeup as 99.5% Jewish and other non-Arabs. 30.7% of the population in 2005 were immigrants who came to Israel after 1990.[6]
Education
[edit]The city's education system comprises six elementary schools, one comprehensive high school, two middle schools and 36 kindergartens and day care centers with an enrollment of 4,000 pupils. Over 70% of Nesher's high school students take the Bagrut matriculation exams, with a pass rate of 98%, one of the highest rates in Israel. Nesher's high school won the Israeli Education Prize twice in the span of a decade.[5]
Twinning and cultural exchange
[edit]In 2005, the Broward County Jewish Federation established a partnership with Nesher in an effort to create a people-to-people cultural exchange program that includes high school and college student exchanges and video conferencing for events such as school celebrations and concerts.[7]
Emblem
[edit]The municipal emblem was designed by David Hollod and approved at a local committee meeting on the 24th of October 1962. It includes multiple references:
- The vulture represents the name of the city and the cement factory from its inception.
- The 4 hills represent the mountainous terrain and the four original neighborhoods that constituted the settlement–Ben Dor, Tel Hanan, Nesher, and Givat Nesher.
- The factory and chimney represent the industrial foundation the city was established upon.
- The tree represents the growth and prosperity of the city over the years.
Gallery
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Nesher Cement factory, 1924
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Post office building in Nesher, 1938
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Nesher 1942 1:20,000
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Nesher 1945 1:250,000
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Nesher – At the heart of the region". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ a b Haifa: Transformation of an Arab Society 1918-1939, May Seikaly
- ^ Eshel, Tzadok (1976). The Cement and Its Makers: Nesher's Jubilee (in Hebrew). Haifa: Nesher. p. 68.
- ^ a b "About Nesher". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Nesher" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Liebermann, Randall P. (August 14, 2013). "Sharansky supports Federation-Nesher partnership". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2019.