Yarkon Cemetery
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The Yarkon Cemetery is the central Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area cemetery since 1991. The cemetery is located within Petah Tikva
city limits, between the Yarkon River in the West, Highway 5
in the North, and 491 road from East and South.
The need to establish the cemetery was felt when the reserves of the Southern Cemetery area in Bat Yam began to diminish. A number of alternative locations were considered, including the area north of Ramat Aviv
; the Yarkon cemetery was chosen for its location, relatively far from the center of Tel Aviv
. The cemetery was opened by chief rabbis , Hayim David HaLevi
, Israel Meir Lau.
When first opened, the cemetery covered an area of 230 hectares, but has since purchased additional agricultural areas surrounding the original area, covering over 570 acres, about 900 meters diameter. Road access in the form of a circle surrounds the central part. This road is open to traffic and buses, with access to parking lots. A number of halls, obituary squares reside along the access road. One of the problems of the cemetery is the rising water level of the Yarkon River during rainy winters.
An artist's section includes the graves of artists, including: Ofra Haza
, Sara Levi-Tanai
, Dudu Topaz
.
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
city limits, between the Yarkon River in the West, Highway 5
Highway 5 (Israel)
Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway , is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and eastwards to Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria.The name...
in the North, and 491 road from East and South.
The need to establish the cemetery was felt when the reserves of the Southern Cemetery area in Bat Yam began to diminish. A number of alternative locations were considered, including the area north of Ramat Aviv
Ramat Aviv
Ramat Aviv is the name of several neighborhoods in the Northwest District of Tel Aviv, Israel:* Ramat Aviv Aleph * Ramat Aviv Bet * Ramat Aviv Gimmel...
; the Yarkon cemetery was chosen for its location, relatively far from the center of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. The cemetery was opened by chief rabbis , Hayim David HaLevi
Hayim David HaLevi
Rabbi Hayim David HaLevi , also written Haim David ha-Levi, etc. ,was Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. He was born in Jerusalem and studied under Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. When R. Uziel was appointed Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he hired R...
, Israel Meir Lau.
When first opened, the cemetery covered an area of 230 hectares, but has since purchased additional agricultural areas surrounding the original area, covering over 570 acres, about 900 meters diameter. Road access in the form of a circle surrounds the central part. This road is open to traffic and buses, with access to parking lots. A number of halls, obituary squares reside along the access road. One of the problems of the cemetery is the rising water level of the Yarkon River during rainy winters.
An artist's section includes the graves of artists, including: Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
, Sara Levi-Tanai
Sara Levi-Tanai
Sara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer and song writer. She was the founder and artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater and recipient of the Israel Prize in dance.- Prizes and awards :...
, Dudu Topaz
Dudu Topaz
Dudu Topaz was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicide during his arrest, after being criminally charged with conspiring violence against prominent media figures in Israel.In 2005, he was voted...
.
External links
- Yarkon Cemetery in Chevra kadishaChevra KadishaA chevra kadisha is a loosely structured but generally closed organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of Jews are prepared for burial according to Halacha and are protected from desecration, willful or not, until burial...
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