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Tel Mond
תל מונד | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Tel Mond |
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  Tel Mond Location within Central Israel  Tel Mond Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′12″N 34°55′5″E / 32.25333°N 34.91806°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | HaSharon |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Lynn Kaplan (Elected December 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,000 dunams (8.0 km2; 3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 14,771 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Website | tel-mond.muni.il |
Tel Mond (Hebrew: תל מונד) is a town in the Sharon region of Israel, located east of Netanya and north of Kfar Saba. In 2024 it had a population of 14,771.[1].
History
[edit]Tel Mond was founded on 16 June 1929 by Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett. Lord Melchett was a British industrialist, a former cabinet minister and president of the British Zionist Foundation. The Palestine Plantations Company, headed by Mond, purchased land in the region and planted citrus orchards to provide employment for Jewish laborers.[2][3] In 1933, a group of farmers purchased land from the company and established moshav Tel Mond. In 1936, another group established moshav Kfar Ziv, named after Baron Sieff who followed Lord Melchett and settled in Tel Mond with his wife. In 1943, new Olim from Yemen established Shechunat Ya'akov (Ya'akov neighborhood). The surrounding moshavim, Kfar Hess, Herut and Ein Vered, were also founded by the pioneers of Tel Mond.[4]
Between 11 December 1949 and 10 June 1954, Tel Mond was a regional council, encompassing the villages of Herut, Kfar Hess, Ein Vered, Kfar Yavetz, Kfar Ziv, Shechunat Ya'akov, Bnei Dror, Mishmeret, as well as Tel Mond proper.[5] In the 1950s, Neve Oved and Hadar Hayim were built to accommodate the large wave of immigration (mainly from Yemen) after the founding of the state. In 1954, these communities were merged to form the Local Council of Tel Mond.[2]
Over the 2010s, the community has grown from a small town to a self-sufficient mini-city that provides services for other regional communities. It is growing rapidly, and is expected to have a population exceeding 25,000 in 2030.[6]
In June 2013, Kehillat Mevaser Zion, a Modern Orthodox Community in Tel Mond, held an inauguration ceremony for the newly built Synagogue, attended by Naftali Bennett, the Minister for the Economy.
Tel Mond 1935
Tel Mond 1942 1:20,000
Tel Mond 1945 1:250,000
Members of Eitanim building defences Tel Mond, 1947
Eitanim workers Tel Mond 1947
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Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3,000 | — |
| 1983 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,500 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | +122.2% |
| 2022 | 14,115 | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 14,771 | +4.6% |
Landmarks
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The home of Lord Melchett has been turned into a museum, named House of the Lord. The museum documents the history of Tel Mond.[4] The museum has a statue of Lord Melchett, designed by Batya Lishansky, located outside the house.[4]
Notable residents
[edit]- Bart Berman, pianist and composer
- Avraham Hirschson, former Finance Minister
- Imanuel Rosen, journalist and television personality
- Yehoshua Sobol, playwright and theater director
- Maya Tahan (born 1999), tennis player
Twin towns
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Tel Mond (Israel)". CRW Flags. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Tel Mond". Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 19 (2 ed.). Thomson Gale. 2007. p. 597.
- 1 2 3 "A day in the country – Haaretz – Israel News". Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ↑ אבי-הר שגיא, ed. (1991). האנציקלופדיה לשלטון המקומי בישראל. Vol. מועצות מקומיות ב'. Beersheba: הר-שגיא.
- ↑ "Part 2 – Central Israel's fastest growing communities". Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tel Mond, Israel". Sarasota Sister Cities Association. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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