Nayot is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants. [1]
Nayot was the first housing project in Jerusalem built by Anglo immigrants to Israel. Until an official name was announced in 1963, it was known as Hashikun Ha'anglo Saxi (the Anglo-Saxon neighborhood). [2] English-speaking immigrants seeking housing in the 1950s formed a committee in 1957, leased land from the Jewish National Fund on a hill where the Israel Museum and the Knesset are located today, which was outside the boundaries of Jerusalem at the time. [3]
Of the first 62 semi-detached homes built in 1960, fifty were purchased by families who immigrated to Israel from the United States and Canada. [4] Many of the first tenants were diplomats, among them Simcha Dinitz.[5]