# Holon <table class="place-meta"> <tr><td>Hebrew</td><td dir="rtl">חולון</td></tr> <tr><td>Local name(s)</td><td>Holon (Hebrew, from ḥol, "sand")</td></tr> <tr><td>Region (today)</td><td>Tel Aviv District, Israel</td></tr> <tr><td>Coordinates</td><td>32°01′N 34°47′E</td></tr> </table> ## Overview Holon is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, just south of Tel Aviv and part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Established in 1935 on sand dunes (hence the name, from the Hebrew ḥol, "sand"), it grew rapidly into an industrial and residential center. Today it is known for its cluster of museums, including the Design Museum Holon and the Israeli Children's Museum. <small>Sources: Wikipedia — Holon; Geodatos — Holon coordinates.</small> ## People with events here | Person | Event | | --- | --- | | [[Yeoshua Weisfish (b.1900)]] | Died 11/06/1981 | | [[Aryeh Leib Friedman (b.1929)]] | Died 11/05/1983 | | [[Zahava Weisfish (b.1907)]] | Died 06/23/1984 | | [[Fruma Frajnd (b.1895)]] | Died 08/05/1988 | | [[Shaul Balter (b.1936)]] | Died 06/20/1993 | | [[Bluma Rozenblum (b.1938)]] | Died 08/15/2019 |