- Neve Monosson
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Neve Monosson Hebrew transcription(s) – Hebrew נוה מונוסון – ISO 259 Nwe Monoson The southern entrance to Neve Monosson
LogoCoordinates: 32°01′N 34°52′E / 32.017°N 34.867°ECoordinates: 32°01′N 34°52′E / 32.017°N 34.867°E District Center Founded 1953 Government – Type Borough (from 2003) – Head of Municipality Eitan Pollak Population (2003) – Total 2,600 Website www.neve-monosson.muni.il Neve Monosson (Hebrew: נוה מונוסון), also known as Neve Efraim and Neve Efraim Monosson, commonly called Monosson by its residents, is a communal settlement in central Israel with the autonomous status of a municipal borough within the joint municipality of Yehud-Monosson. In 2003 it had a population of 2,600.
History
Neve Monosson was founded in 1953 by a group of families supported by Fred (Efraim) Monosson, a wealthy raincoat manufacturer and a leading Zionist from Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally intended for families of employees of Israel's main international airport. In later years it became popular with the families of airline pilots and is today an independent-minded middle class community 20 minutes drive from central Tel Aviv, to where most of its workers commute.
The community was a cooperative society within the local regional council from 1953 and became an independent local council in 1964. In 2003 it elected and established the Neve Monosson Local Administration , in order to preserve the community's unique social and cultural autonomy within a municipal merger with the neighboring town of Yehud that created the joint Yehud-Monosson municipality.
The local administration, which in 2005 received municipal status as an autonomous borough (Va'ad Rova Ironi) from the Interior Minister, is responsible for all aspects of community life in Neve Monosson and receives basic municipal services from the joint municipality.
The community, which has its own elementary school, country club, scouts troop, sports hall, culture hall, library and support system for the elderly, is characterized by its uncommon level of volunteering activity. Its communal activities are run by non-profit organizations owned by members of the community.
External links
- Neve Monosson Local Administration (Hebrew)
- I Was There in Color - a film about Fred Monosson with rare footage from Neve Monosson in the 1950's
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