Ein HaYam (Wadi al-Jimal)

Ein HaYam Hebrew: עין הים, lit. 'Eye of the Sea' is a small neighborhood in Haifa, Israel between Kiryat Sprinzak and Kiryat Eliezer, mostly separated from the sea by railroad tracks.

Ein HaYam
עין הים
Wadi al-Jimal
Neighborhood in Haifa, Israel
Population
 • Total2,400

The neighborhood, founded in 1937 by Arab families, was previously called Wadi al-Jimal. The neighborhood was called "Ein HaYam -- Wadi al-Jimal" until 2006, when the official name and entrance sign were changed to "Ein HaYam (Previously Wadi al-Jimal)." In August 2021, the Haifa Naming Commission recommended restoration of the old name and signage[1] and received pushback from some officials.[2] The city council has yet to vote on the proposal.

2,400 Jews and Arabs live in the neighborhood,[3] which has been cited a model of Jewish-Arab coexistence.[4] It is home to the Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute of Israel (IOLR), Tel Shikmona[5][6] and the Ein HaYam trail tour.[4]

References
  1. ברויר, שקד (2021-08-04). "שכונת עין הים או שכונת ואדי ג'מאל? ועדת השמות של עיריית חיפה בהמלצה מעוררת מחלוקת". חי פה - חדשות חיפה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. "סערה בעקבות המלצת ועדת השמות להוסיף לשכונת עין הים את שמה הערבי". כלבו – חיפה והקריות (in Hebrew). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. "Ein Hayam Trail". leobaeckhaifa.org. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. "Ein Ha'Yam Neighborhood — A Model of Coexistence". The Wexner Foundation. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. "The Price of Purple - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. "The Zinman Institute of Archaeology - Tel Shikmona". arch.haifa.ac.il. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

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