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'''Shapira''' (Shechunat Shapira) is a neighborhood in south [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]] with a population of 8,000. |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | The neighborhood was founded by Meir Getzel Shapiro, a Jewish real estate dealer and philanthropist from [[Detroit]]. It lies south of the [[Tel Aviv Central Bus Station]] and extends to the [[Ayalon Highway]] in the east, Mount Zion Boulevard in the west, and to Kibbutz Galuyot Street in the south.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infinitedesign.fr/save/kh_uk.swf?langg=uk|title=Infinite Design map of Tel Aviv neighbourhoods}}</ref> |
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Shapira is being renovated under the auspices of Project Renewal, a national project to rehabilitate poor neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/stop-sending-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-huddled-masses-1.251273|title=Stop sending us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses}}</ref>Work is under way on repairing, roads, curbs and sidewalks, water infrastructure, sewage and drainage, lighting, communications and landscape.<ref>[http://www.ram-handasa.com/en/sub_page.asp?sp=347&p=249 Development of Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood]</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/tel-aviv-s-forgotten-neighborhood-1.276445 Tel Aviv's forgotten neighborhood] |
* [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/tel-aviv-s-forgotten-neighborhood-1.276445 Tel Aviv's forgotten neighborhood] |
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32°3′3.01″N 34°46′35.83″E / 32.0508361°N 34.7766194°E
Shapira (Shechunat Shapira) is a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv, Israel with a population of 8,000.
History
The neighborhood was founded by Meir Getzel Shapiro, a Jewish real estate dealer and philanthropist from Detroit. It lies south of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and extends to the Ayalon Highway in the east, Mount Zion Boulevard in the west, and to Kibbutz Galuyot Street in the south.[1]
Shapira is being renovated under the auspices of Project Renewal, a national project to rehabilitate poor neighborhoods.[2]Work is under way on repairing, roads, curbs and sidewalks, water infrastructure, sewage and drainage, lighting, communications and landscape.[3]
References
External links
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