Yad Eliyahu
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Neighborhood in Tel Aviv
Yad Eliyahu (Hebrew: יד אליהו) is a neighborhood in east Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yad Eliyahu was established in 1929. It developed in accordance with plans drawn up by Jacob Ben Sira, the Tel Aviv municipal engineer.[1] The neighborhood, named for Haganah leader Eliyahu Golomb, became the site of housing projects for ex-servicemen after World War II.[2]
Menora Mivtachim Arena, home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team is located in Yad Eliyahu.
Notable residents
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- Dani Dayan
- Ilana Dayan
- Shulamit Lapid
- Tommy Lapid
- Yair Lapid
- Yaakov Amidror
- Moshe Maya [3]
- Anita Shapira
References
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32°03′33′′N 34°47′50′′E / 32.0593°N 34.7971°E / 32.0593; 34.7971
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