Netanya

One of Israel's truly beautiful seaside resort cities is also an eclectic mix of Jewish ethnicities. Named for American philanthropist Nathan Strauss, the 80 year-old city has a wide mix of nationalities and tourists: 30% of the city's population are Olim from many different countries.

The eastern part of the city, Kiryat Hasharon, has seen a recent surge of Dati Leumi young couples, among them English speakers, moving into the neighborhood. Ramat Poleg is another area which has begun attracting young families including English speakers. A new area, NAT600, is currently being developed with both villas and apartments.

For more information about Netanya, please see: www.yinn.org

Netanya Stats

Region: Raanana & Sharon - רעננה והשרון	Climate: Mediterranean
Demographics: Young couples/Young families, Families, Retirees	Medical care: Maccabi, Meuchedet, Clalit, Leumit
City Type: Major city עיר גדולה	Affordability: $$$
Sectors: Chabad, Chardal, Conservative, Dati Leumi, Haredi, Secular
Number of English speakers: 3%	Population: 190000
Community contacts: Simon Monk monk@netvision.net.il 052-651-3666 Netanya City Councillor. Resident of Mishab neighbourhood. Married, Orthodox, with kids spanning a wide range of ages. Sarah Kaye Married, Orthodox, school-aged children Lives in Kiryat Hasharon – Amalia 054-490-3888 experiencedtechwriter@gmail.com Susan Sweetland suesweetland@hotmail.com 077-550-5369; 054-576-0194 Married, retired. Resident of Ramat Poleg neighborhood Andee Goldman andeegold@gmail.com Part of the active retiree community.
Website: www.inhasharon.co.il.
Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Netanya/

Local Employment
Many residents are employed in the civil service arena, high-tech and in academia. There are large industrial zones in Netanya where companies such as Delek, Ikea and Cellcom are located.

Education/Youth
Secular students study at the elementary school and high school in their residential district. The Mamad schools, Moreshet Zevulun and Roi Klein, service the Dati Leumi population in Kiryat HaSharon; Mamad Rashi services the Ramat Poleg section whereas the Torani Noam School services the entire city.

There is a local Bnei Akiva Yeshiva Tichonit and the Bar Ilan Ulpana. There are also active chapters of Bnei Akiva and Ariel.

There are Talmud Torahs, a Beit Yaakov and a Chabad elementary school in the city.

Transportation
Netanya boasts great train and bus transportation. It is only 30 minutes by train to Tel Aviv and to Haifa. It is very easy to get to one of the two train stations from anywhere in the city.

Olim Services
Simon Monk is an Anglo member of the city council who is a great resource for Olim to Netanya. The city has one Ulpan called Ben Leumi. The Young Israel also offers an ulpan for retirees. There is also a very active AACI chapter (see http:/www.netanyaaaci.org.il).

Amenities/Services
Netanya is home to the range of amenities and services that would be expected in any large city. Here is a link to some local activities: http://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1651&ArticleID=1314&Page=1

Community and Religious Life
The volunteer organization ESRA (www.esra.org.il/netanya)is popular amongst the retiree crowd.
Netanya has an enormous range of synagogues and yeshivot as well as a Yeshivat Hesder.

Three popular shuls for English speakers are the fully handicapped accessible Young Israel of North Netanya, which caters to a retiree crowd; the 'McDonald Shul,' also in north Netanya, which caters to a mixed Anglo-native Israeli retiree crowd; and the Young Israel of Ramat Poleg which ranges from modern Orthodox to traditional.

On the southern side of Netanya in the South Beach area there are two new congregations:

The South Netanya Askenazi Congregation (S.N.A.C.)(http://www.snacshul.org/) which has attracted a range of traditional English speakers.
For more details, contact: info@snacshul.org

South Netanya Masorti Congregation is an egalitarian congregation for native Israelis and Olim. It is under the direction of Rabbi Hillel C. Lavery-Yisraeli, a native English speaker.
For more details: www.NetanyaMasorti.org

On the Northern side of the city, Bet Israel is a well established Conservative Kehila (www.betisrael.org) with a plethora of activities - religious, social, musical, educational etc. With about 150 regular members, they have been around for over 30 years.

For further information, see: http://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1607

See also: www.macshul.org

Real Estate
Netanya offers a full range of apartments, cottages and villas.
Kiryat HaSharon 4-room apartment - 1,000,000 NIS
Ramat Poleg - 4-room apartment - 1,500,000 NIS

There are several new projects going up in southern Netanya in a neighborhood called NAT600. Real Estate in this section is more expensive, starting at 1.8 million NIS for a 4 room apartment. Cottages start at 3 million.

Average price for renting a:
2 bedroom Apt- 3,000 NIS
3 bedroom Apt- 3,800 NIS
4 bedroom Apt- 4,650 NIS

Average price for purchasing a:
2 bedroom Apt- 760,000 NIS
3 bedroom Apt- 1,100,000 NIS
4 bedroom Apt- 1,370,000 NIS

Neighborhoods
The most popular neighborhoods for Anglo retirees are Nitza and South Beach. Kiryat HaSharon (E. Netanya) is popular for dati-leumi families. Ramat Poleg is popular for both Dati Leumi and for more traditional families. Ramat Poleg has a considerable amount of Anglo families, as well as a native English speaking Rabbi, Rabbi Kruger.
There is a Haredi section near the bus station.

Updated: March, 2012

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