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Bat Yam

Bat Yam (Hebrew: בת ים ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2023, it had a population of 131,099.

Infobox

Country
Israel
District
Tel Aviv
Founded
1926
• Type
Mayor–council
• Body
Municipality of Bat Yam
• Mayor
Tzvika Brot (Likud)
• Total
131,099
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
• Density
16,100/km2 (41,600/sq mi)
• Jews and others
99.1%
• Arabs
0.9%
Time zone
UTC 2 (IST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC 3 (IDT)
Name meaning
Daughter of the sea
Website
bat-yam.muni.il

Tables

· Government › Council heads and mayors
Ben-Zion Mintz
Ben-Zion Mintz
Type
Head of council
Name
Ben-Zion Mintz
Years
1936–37
Ben Zion Yisrael [he]
Ben Zion Yisrael [he]
Type
Head of council
Name
Ben Zion Yisrael [he]
Years
1937–39
Yisrael Rabinovich-Teomim [he]
Yisrael Rabinovich-Teomim [he]
Type
Head of council
Name
Yisrael Rabinovich-Teomim [he]
Years
1939–43
Eliav Levai [he]
Eliav Levai [he]
Type
Head of council
Name
Eliav Levai [he]
Years
1943–50
David Ben Ari
David Ben Ari
Type
Head of council
Name
David Ben Ari
Years
1950–58
David Ben Ari
David Ben Ari
Type
Mayor
Name
David Ben Ari
Years
1958–63
Menachem Rothschild
Menachem Rothschild
Type
Mayor
Name
Menachem Rothschild
Years
1963–73
Yitzhak Walker
Yitzhak Walker
Type
Mayor
Name
Yitzhak Walker
Years
1973–77
David Mesika
David Mesika
Type
Mayor
Name
David Mesika
Years
1977–78
Menachem Rothschild [he]
Menachem Rothschild [he]
Type
Mayor
Name
Menachem Rothschild [he]
Years
1978–83
Ehud Kinamon
Ehud Kinamon
Type
Mayor
Name
Ehud Kinamon
Years
1983–93
Yehoshua Sagi
Yehoshua Sagi
Type
Mayor
Name
Yehoshua Sagi
Years
1993–2003
Shlomo Lahiani
Shlomo Lahiani
Type
Mayor
Name
Shlomo Lahiani
Years
2003–14
Yossi Bachar
Yossi Bachar
Type
Mayor
Name
Yossi Bachar
Years
2014–18
Tzvika Brot
Tzvika Brot
Type
Mayor
Name
Tzvika Brot
Years
2018–date
Type
Name
Years
Head of council
Ben-Zion Mintz
1936–37
Head of council
Ben Zion Yisrael [he]
1937–39
Head of council
Yisrael Rabinovich-Teomim [he]
1939–43
Head of council
Eliav Levai [he]
1943–50
Head of council
David Ben Ari
1950–58
Mayor
David Ben Ari
1958–63
Mayor
Menachem Rothschild
1963–73
Mayor
Yitzhak Walker
1973–77
Mayor
David Mesika
1977–78
Mayor
Menachem Rothschild [he]
1978–83
Mayor
Ehud Kinamon
1983–93
Mayor
Yehoshua Sagi
1993–2003
Mayor
Shlomo Lahiani
2003–14
Mayor
Yossi Bachar
2014–18
Mayor
Tzvika Brot
2018–date
Source: Bat Yam's mayors on the official city website Archived 2019-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
    https://boardsgenerator.cbs.gov.il/pages/WebParts/YishuvimPage.aspx?mode=Yeshuv&l=1
  2. "Statistical Abstract of Israel 2012 – No. 63 Subject 2 – Table No. 15"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040546/http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton_e.html?num_tab=st02_15&CYear=2012
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    https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2024/local_authorities22_1957/%D7%91%D7%AA%20%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf
  4. Journal of Historical Geography
    https://www.academia.edu/29955621
  5. "Rabbi Dr. Haim Baruch Friedman, 1900-1985"
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  6. The Palestine Gazette
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  8. Jewish Villages in Israel
  9. "Cleansing Jaffa: A detailed eye witness account, 202"
    http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jaffa/Jaffa/Story202.html
  10. "Britannica.com: Bat Yam"
    https://www.britannica.com/place/Bat-Yam
  11. Times of Israel
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-dead-including-2-children-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-bat-yam-apartment-building/
  12. "OU mourns the passing of the Bobover rebbe"
    https://advocacy.ou.org/ou_mourns_the_passing_of_the_bobover_rebbe/
  13. "In a Strange Land: Israel's Vietnamese Community – CULTURE"
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  14. "About Abarbanel"
    http://abarbanel.health.gov.il/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA/
  15. NY fashionista adopts Bat Yam school Archived 2021-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Jerusalem Post
    https://www.jpost.com/israel/ny-fashionista-adopts-bat-yam-school
  16. "Excellence in education"
    https://www.bat-yam.muni.il/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%98%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9A
  17. הארץ
    https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/architecture/2012-01-18/ty-article/0000017f-e599-da9b-a1ff-edff1d8a0000
  18. "Zvi Hecker"
    http://www.zvihecker.com/projects/city_hall_bat_yam-52-1.html
  19. Bat Yam's Diamond in the Rough, Haaretz
    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5282897
  20. הארץ
    https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/education/1.1297119
  21. Haaretz
    https://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.589716
  22. "The changing face of Bat Yam"
    https://www.jpost.com/metro/the-changing-face-of-bat-yam-389223
  23. "MK Maklev visits Bat Yam, meeting with mayor and party activists"
    https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/1700644/mk-maklev-visits-bat-yam-meeting-with-mayor-and-party-activists.html
  24. Bat Yam urban renewal plan approved Archived 2021-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Globes
    https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-bat-yam-urban-renewal-plan-approved-1001146712
  25. השקמה בת ים
    https://www.hashikma-batyam.co.il/news/8518/
  26. Government reviews plans for Bat Yam artificial island Archived 2019-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Globes
    https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-govt-reviews-plans-for-bat-yam-artificial-island-1001270280
  27. "Bat Yam – Israel's New Riviera"
    https://primepropertyisrael.com/bat-yam-israels-new-riviera/
  28. Ynet
    https://www.ynet.co.il/economy/top5/article/S1bzXK768
  29. Museums of Bat Yam
  30. "About MoBY"
    https://moby.org.il/en/about/
  31. "Midnight East: International Street Theater Festival"
    https://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=37437
  32. "MoBY: Museums of Bat Yam"
    http://www.newmuseum.org/artspaces/view/moby-museums-of-bat-yam
  33. Metropolis Magazine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101024135451/http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20101020/international-biennale-of-landscape-urbanism
  34. "Innovation by the Sea"
    http://www.forward.com/articles/132249/
  35. Basch Interactive
    http://www.basch.co.il/work/urban-center-bat-yam
  36. "Bat Yam | Surf Israel"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063520/http://surf-israel.com/tag/bat-yam/
  37. "Stormrider Guide to surfing Israel"
    https://www.lowpressure.co.uk/surftravelplanner/region.aspx?region=113oneill
  38. The Times of Israel
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-praises-trump-at-ceremony-for-boardwalk-named-after-us-leader/
  39. JNS
    https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-honors-trump-at-bat-yam-promenade-ceremony/
  40. Gov.il
    https://www.gov.il/en/pages/pm-netanyahu-participates-in-cornerstone-laying-ceremony-for-trump-promenade-10-sep-2025
  41. NetO Bat-Yam
    https://www.netobatyam.co.il/news/6999/
  42. mynet Bat-Yam
    https://batyam.mynet.co.il/local_news/article/sychticyjex
  43. ISRAEL21c
    https://www.israel21c.org/byzantine-treasure-found-off-israeli-coast/
  44. The Jewish Week
    http://www.thejewishweek.com/special-sections/luxury-homes-and-investment-israel/bat-yam-new-israeli-riviera
  45. "'We waited a long time for this': Tel Aviv light rail sets off after years of delays"
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-waited-a-long-time-for-this-tel-aviv-light-rail-sets-off-after-years-of-delays/
  46. Ynet myNet
    https://batyam.mynet.co.il/local_news/article/m_399692
  47. Haaretz
    https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/unending-agony-for-legendary-spy-eli-cohen-and-his-widow-1.290294
  48. "מאיר דגן"
    http://www.ynet.co.il/yaan/0,7340,L-1148877-MTE0ODg3N18yMTU2ODI4NDZfMTQ4Njg3MjAw--FreeYaan,00.html
  49. The Jerusalem Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121020131039/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99930757.html?dids=99930757:99930757&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25,+1994&author=Tirzah+Agassi&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=03&desc=GOING+FOR+BAROQUE+NOT!
  50. The Milwaukee Sentinel
    https://archive.today/20130921204029/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QCwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5733,3289272&dq=the+story+of+ruth+elana+eden&hl=en
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