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| − | + | [[File:00000140 meor hachaim buildings tzfat.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Meor Hachaim buildings.]]('''Hebrew''': שכונת דרום / '''Translation''': Southern Neighborhood of Tzfat / '''Pronunciation''' Da’arom / '''Definition''': Post 1948 Safed neighborhood with mixed population and mid-priced to low-priced homes and apartments.) | |
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[[Safed|Tzfat]] residents looking for a reasonably-priced property in a pleasant section of Tzfat will find good deals along with a full range of services and amenities in the Darom neighborhood. | [[Safed|Tzfat]] residents looking for a reasonably-priced property in a pleasant section of Tzfat will find good deals along with a full range of services and amenities in the Darom neighborhood. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | + | Following the [[Safed War of Independence]] in 1948, the government began to build new neighborhoods in the areas that surrounded the [[Old City Safed|Old City]] and the [[Artists Quarter Safed|Artist Quarter]]. In addition to the new immigrants who were flooding the country, many residents of the older areas didn’t want to continue to live in the old stone houses of the Old City and preferred to buy newer apartments. | |
== Darom == | == Darom == | ||
| − | [[File:00000147 staircase darom safed.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:00000147 staircase darom safed.jpg|thumb|180px|left|A Darom staircase.]] One of the first neighborhoods that was build was the Darom neighborhood. The first apartments were built near the southeastern section of the Artists Quarter and the area slowly spread southward, down the slope of the Tzfat mountainside. The apartment buildings centered around HaNasi Street, Herzel Street and Sprinzak Street. When the [[Ziv Hospital Safed|Ziv Hospital]] was completed in 1973, new neighborhoods were built in that area. These include a neighborhood for the Ultra-Orthodox population, Meor Chaim, as well as a low-rental neighborhood, Ofer and the Ganei Hadar neighborhood. |
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The new neighborhood was planned to include an industrial zone on Weitzman Street and a central shopping area, Roscoe. An elementary school, Mamlachti Gimel, was built to serve the non-religious elementary school students of the area and the Ari School was built to meet the needs of the National Religious population of the Darom. Many students who study in other areas of the city have free bus service to their schools. The Bloom Community Center, located on Herzl Street, offers classes, after-school clubs, sports facilities and a library to local residents. | The new neighborhood was planned to include an industrial zone on Weitzman Street and a central shopping area, Roscoe. An elementary school, Mamlachti Gimel, was built to serve the non-religious elementary school students of the area and the Ari School was built to meet the needs of the National Religious population of the Darom. Many students who study in other areas of the city have free bus service to their schools. The Bloom Community Center, located on Herzl Street, offers classes, after-school clubs, sports facilities and a library to local residents. | ||
=== New Population === | === New Population === | ||
| − | In 1990 a new wave of immigrants, Jews from the Soviet Union, began to arrive in Tzfat. They were looking for low-cost housing and thousands of new immigrants settled in the Darom neighborhood in Tzfat. A large number of the older residents moved to new neighborhoods which opened up in the | + | In 1990 a new wave of immigrants, Jews from the Soviet Union, began to arrive in Tzfat. They were looking for low-cost housing and thousands of new immigrants settled in the Darom neighborhood in Tzfat. A large number of the older residents moved to new neighborhoods which opened up in the northern district of Tzfat. Although the population became more mixed, the communities remained stable. |
== Real Estate == | == Real Estate == | ||
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=== New Developments === | === New Developments === | ||
A new neighborhood, planned to fill the needs of Tzfat’s new Medical School, is planned to be built in the valley below Safed, near the [[Ziv Hospital Safed| Hospital]]. | A new neighborhood, planned to fill the needs of Tzfat’s new Medical School, is planned to be built in the valley below Safed, near the [[Ziv Hospital Safed| Hospital]]. | ||
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