Editing Ra'anana

{{Short description|City in Israel}}
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| image_caption      = View of Ra'anana
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Central District (Israel)|Central]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = April 2, 1922
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Chaim Broyde
| unit_pref          = dunam
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| population_total   = 100,000
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics1_info1 = 99.9%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arabs]]
| demographics1_info2 = 0.1%
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'''Ra'anana''' ({{langx|he|רעננה||Fresh}}) is an affluent [[city]] in the southern [[Sharon, Israel|Sharon Plain]] of the [[Central District (Israel)|Central District]] of [[Israel]]. It was founded in 1922 as an [[American-Jewish]] settlement, {{circa}}1&nbsp;km south of the village of [[Tabsur]], where an [[Battle of Tabsor|important World War I battle]] had taken place four years previously.<ref name="Glass2018">{{cite book|author=Joseph B. Glass|title=From New Zion to Old Zion: American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917–1939|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DGZwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT198|date=February 5, 2018|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=978-0-8143-4422-4|pages=198–}}</ref><ref name="NDTV.com 2022">{{cite web | title=S Jaishankar Unveils Plaque In Memory Of Indian Soldiers In Israel | website=NDTV.com | date=June 21, 2022 | url=https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/s-jaishankar-unveils-plaque-in-memory-of-indian-soldiers-in-israel-who-sacrificed-their-lives-in-wwi-2582192 | access-date=2022-06-30}}</ref>

Bordered by [[Kfar Saba]] and [[Hod HaSharon]] on the east and [[Herzliya]] on the southwest, it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ra'annana}} in {{Israel populations|Year}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} While the majority of its residents are Israeli-born Jews, a large part of the population consists of Jewish immigrants from the Americas, Europe and [[South Africa]].

Ra'anana's [[industrial park]] is home to global and local start-up companies. It was designated a "Green City" by the [[World Health Organization]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sinai |first=Ruth |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/ra-anana-receives-who-safety-award-1.170933 |title=Ra'anana receives WHO safety award |newspaper=[[Haaretz]] |date=September 29, 2005 |access-date=2013-03-12}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 930 Achuza street רחוב אחוזה.jpg|thumb|left|Ahuza Street, Raanana (1927)]]{{Expand Hebrew|date=March 2024|topic=geo|section=yes}}
Before the 20th century, the location of Ra'anana formed part of the Forest of Sharon, a hallmark of the region's historical landscape. It was an open [[woodland]] dominated by Mount Tabor Oak ([[Quercus ithaburensis]]), which extended from [[Kfar Yona]] in the north to Ra’anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for [[pasture]], [[firewood]] and intermittent [[Agriculture|cultivation]]. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the [[Israeli coastal plain|coastal plain]] during the 19th century led to [[deforestation]] and subsequent [[environmental degradation]] known from [[Hebrew literature|Hebrew sources]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marom |first=Roy |date=December 1, 2022 |title=יער‬ ‫השרון (אל-ע'אבה) בתקופה העות'מאנית:‬ ‫בתקופה‬ ‫מהמחקר‬ ‫חדשות‬ ‫תובנות‬ ‫הגיאוגרפי-היסטורי The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies |url=https://www.academia.edu/93207554 |journal=Muse |volume=5 |pages=90–107}}</ref>

In 1912, the Company for Jewish Settlement in Israel formed the "Ahuza A – New York" group to purchase land in Palestine for agricultural settlement. [[World War I]] delayed their plans, but in 1921, it was decided to establish a settlement. On April 2, 1922, two wagons left the corner of Lilienblum and Herzl Streets in [[Tel Aviv]] carrying four "Ahuza" members, three laborers and two armed watchmen. After a five-hour journey, they unloaded their baggage at the place destined to become Ra'anana.

In its early days, the settlement was called "Ahuza A – New York." The Arabs of the region called it "Little America" as most of its residents were English speakers and came from New York.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} Later it was renamed "Ra'anania" and finally the founding settlers chose "Ra'anana" as its official name.

The settlement was built along a main street, Ahuza Street, and six other streets, three to the north of Ahuza Street and three to the south. Between 1925 and 1927, the Community House, which would house a variety of public institutions, including the secretariat, clinic, synagogue, meeting place for local committee meetings, assembly hall, culture room, school, kindergarten, and post office, was built.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.shimur.org/Rishonim-raanana/ |title=Historical buildings – Ra'anana |access-date=2017-08-12 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813054447/http://eng.shimur.org/Rishonim-raanana/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to a [[1931 census of Palestine|census]] conducted in 1931 by the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], Ra'anana had a population of 615 inhabitants in 182 houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 15]</ref>

In 1936, it was given [[Local council (Israel)|local council]] status. By 1948, the year of Israel's formation, Ra'anana was a town of 3,000 residents. In April of that year, the Israeli military depopulated the nearby [[Palestinian Arab]] village of [[Tabsur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kadman |first=Noga |title=Erased from space and consciousness: Israel and the depopulated Palestinian villages of 1948 |last2= |first2= |date=2015 |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-253-01670-6 |location=Bloomington, Indiana |pages=8-33; 182; 184}}</ref> The city expanded over its ruins.<ref name="Kadman2015">{{cite book|author=Noga Kadman|title=Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FIdNCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA203|date=September 7, 2015|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-01682-9|pages=203–}}</ref> This had grown to 5,900 in 1949.
By the late 1960s, Raanana had a population of 8,500 spanning an area of {{convert|15|km2|0|abbr=out}}.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel |editor-first=Raphael |editor-last=Patai |publisher=Herzl Press/McGraw-Hill |location=New York |year=1971 |chapter=Ahuza |volume=1 |page=17}}</ref>

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File:PikiWiki Israel 950 Settlements in Israel רחוב אחד העם.jpg|Ra'anana in 1935
File:Herzliya 1942.jpg|Ra'anana 1942 1:20,000
File:Herzliya 1945.jpg|Ra'anana 1945 1:250,000
File:רעננה (שכונת אריה) - מראה כללי של שכונת "אריה" ברעננה-JNF033615.jpeg|Ra'anana 1947
File:General View of Raanana 1964.jpg|Ra'anana in 1964
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===Ra’anana car-ramming attack===
The '''Ra’anana car-ramming attack''' was an attack against civilians in Israel that occurred on 15 January 2024 in Ra'anana. The police arrested two Palestinian men from [[Bani Na'im]] in connection with carrying out the attack.<ref>{{Citation | vauthors=((Breiner, J.)), ((Yahia, D. H.)), ((Shimoni, R.)) | date=January 16, 2024 | website=Haaretz | title=Woman killed, 17 wounded in terror attack in central Israeli city of Ra’anana | url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-15/ty-article/at-least-19-wounded-in-ramming-and-stabbing-in-central-israeli-city-of-raanana/0000018d-0cf3-db13-affd-7df707d80000 | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | vauthors=((Fabian, E.)), ((Ghert-Zand, R.)), ((Staff, T.)) | title=Woman killed, 17 wounded in car-ramming, stabbing spree by 2 terrorists in Ra’anana | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-killed-17-wounded-in-terrorist-car-ramming-and-stabbing-spree-in-raanana/ | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

The attack began when one of the perpetrators stabbed a woman and took possession of her car. They then began ramming pedestrians with the vehicle, eventually losing control and crashing. The perpetrators took control of another vehicle and continued the attack until finally being stopped.<ref>{{Citation | vauthors=((Fabian, E.)), ((Ghert-Zand, R.)), ((Staff, T.)) | title=Woman killed, 17 wounded in car-ramming, stabbing spree by 2 terrorists in Ra’anana | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-killed-17-wounded-in-terrorist-car-ramming-and-stabbing-spree-in-raanana/ | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |date=January 15, 2024 | title=One killed, 17 wounded in Israel car-ramming attacks | website=Al Jazeera | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/15/at-least-one-killed-17-wounded-in-alleged-car-ramming-attacks-in-israel | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

One individual was killed and 17 injured.<ref>{{Citation | vauthors=((France-Presse, A.)) | year=2024 | title=Woman killed and 17 injured after suspected car-ramming attack in Israel | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/15/killed-injured-suspected-car-ramming-attack-israel-raanana | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

==Local government==
===Mayors===
[[File:MunicipalityRaanana.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ra'anana city hall]]

*[[Baruch Ostrovsky]] (1931–1955)
*[[Michael Pasweig]] (1955–1957)
*[[Baruch Ostrovsky]] (1957–1959, second time)
*[[Michael Pasweig]] (1959–1960, second time)
*[[Yitzhak Skolnik]] (1960–1969)
*[[Benyamin Wolfovich]] (1969–1989)
*[[Ze'ev Bielski]] (1989–2005)
*[[Uzi Cohen]] (2005, interim)
*Nahum Hofree (2005–2013)
*[[Ze'ev Bielski]] (2013–2018, second time)
*[[Eitan Ginzburg]] (2018)<ref>"Ra’anana gets Israel's first openly gay mayor", Times of Israel, March 16, 2018.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/raanana-gets-israels-first-openly-gay-mayor/</ref>
*[[Chaim Broyde]] (2018–present)

==Demographics==
[[File:WikiAir Flight IL-14-02 - Raanana (2).JPG|thumb|left|250px|Aerial view of the western neighborhoods of Ra'anana]]
Ra'anana's population consists mainly of native-born Israelis, but about 22% of the city's residents are immigrants to Israel (Ra'anana is ranked second in immigrant absorption in Israel, after [[Netanya]]). It is home to a large number of immigrants from English-speaking countries, a significant number of immigrants from Latin America, mainly [[Argentina]], and also absorbed large numbers of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. In recent years the number of French immigrants is also on the rise.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Carl |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1154526025254&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |title=Ra'anana's French revolution |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=September 7, 2006 |access-date=2009-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Residents/Services/Pages/default.aspx |title=Residents and Services |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825013302/http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Residents/Services/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
[[File:WikiAir IL-13-02 129.JPG|thumb|right|Aerial view of Ra'anana]]
Though the majority of Ra'anana residents are [[Hiloni|secular]], there is a sizeable religious community, mainly consisting of [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] Jews, many of whom are immigrants from the US, UK, South Africa and France. The religious community generally lives on the north side and the secular community on the southern side. There are nearly 100 synagogues in Ra'anana, ranging from small [[minyan]]im to large edifices, and including a wide range of traditions, including Reform, Sefaradi, Ashkenazi, Yemenite, Afghani and Libyan synagogues. Many of these synagogues cater to specific immigrant groups. There is also a small [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] community of [[Cleveland (Hasidic dynasty)|Clevelander]] Hasidim, led by the Clevelander Rebbe of Ra'anana, Rabbi Yitzchok Rosenbaum. The orthodox chief rabbi of the city is Rabbi [[Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1938)|Yitzhak Peretz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/ministry_of_religious_services|title=המשרד לשירותי דת|website=GOV.IL}}</ref>
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==Industry and commerce==
[[File:RaananaHiTech.JPG|200px|thumb|[[Amdocs]] in Ra'anana]]
Ra'anana has an industrial zone in the north of the city, which is home to Renanim shopping mall and many high-tech companies, including Emblaze, [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[NICE Systems]], [[SAP AG|SAP]], [[NCR Corporation]] (formerly [[Retalix]]), [[Comverse]], [[Red Hat]], [[Waze]] (prior to Google acquisition), [[Texas Instruments]], [[Arm Holdings]] and [[ZoomInfo]]. In addition, [[Microsoft]]'s head office in Israel and [[Amdocs]] are located in an office complex at the eastern edge of the city, close to Ra'anana Junction, where [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]] meets Ahuza Street, Ra'anana's main boulevard. Ahuza Street runs through the city from east to west and is lined with shops, restaurants and a cultural center.

==Education==
Ra'anana has 12 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and 8 high-schools.

Educational programs for gifted students start in the third grade. A program for the encouragement of girls to study technological subjects has been developed as well as a technology-focused leadership development and information management program, the first of its kind in Israel. The program, created in conjunction with "Ness Technologies", uses advanced technology as a catalyst for developing skills.

Ra'anana has developed supplementary education programs for the afternoon and evening hours, which meet the needs of thousands of children, aged 5–18. These programs foster creativity, promote social involvement and cultivate leadership skills. The supplementary education projects include over 20 "Batei Talmid" citywide extracurricular programs, an afternoon daycare program, and music, dance, art and science centers. Other programs include summer camps and summer activities, university for youth, dance troupes, the Children's Parliament, an acting school, a school for the performing arts, and gifted children programs, that serve as a model for many other cities.

Ra'anana is home to the [[Open University of Israel]] and Ra'anana College.

==Parks and museums==
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 14253 Raanana Park.JPG|thumb|200px|Ra'anana park]]
[[Ra'anana Park]] is the largest [[urban park]] in the [[Sharon, Israel|Sharon]] region. It offers walking and bike paths, sports fields, a zoo and children's petting corner and a lake in a clover shape reminiscent of Ra'anana's coat of arms. There are two fountains in the lake and pedestrians can cross over it on the bridge. The lake is surrounded by special gardens, including the Seven Species garden, and shaded walking paths. There is also a restaurant and a small art gallery. The Founders Museum presents the story of Ra'anana's original settlers, from the arrival of the Ahuza Alef-New York Association until Ra'anana achieved local council status in 1936.<ref>[http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Institutions+and+Sites/Community+and+Cultural+Institutions/Yad+Labanim.htm Yad Labanim]</ref>

Ra'anana Park [[Amphitheatre#Modern amphitheatres|Amphitheatre]] has been the venue for musical acts such as [[A-ha]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Evanescence]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Ian Anderson]], [[Ziggy Marley]], [[The Cranberries]], [[The Stranglers]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Brian Wilson]], [[Regina Spektor]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] and [[Pet Shop Boys]].

==Hospitals and medical facilities==
Ra'anana is home to the Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Loewenstein was established in 1958 and is the only rehabilitation hospital operated by [[Clalit Health Services]], Israel's largest [[health care provider]]. Its current multi-floor building is situated in a large gardened area and accommodates 240 rehabilitative beds for short and long-term hospital care.

As a national rehabilitative center, patients are admitted from all parts of the country, all health funds, from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Health, and general hospitals and clinics, both from Israel and overseas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clalit.org.il/lw/content/SheriCategory.asp?cid=192|title=Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center|access-date=May 23, 2011|publisher=Clalit Health Services|archive-date=July 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708024113/http://www.clalit.org.il/lw/content/SheriCategory.asp?cid=192|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Loewenstein campus also hosts other Clalit services such as a child development center and a clinic for alternative holistic treatments partially subsidized by Clalit's insurance plan.
==Transportation==
The town is served by [[Ra'anana South railway station]] and [[Ra'anana West railway station]].

==Sports==
The main soccer club of the city is [[Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.|Hapoel Ra'anana]]. In basketball, the city is represented by [[Maccabi Ra'anana]] who play in the [[Liga Leumit (basketball)|National League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.asp|title=Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings – eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref>

The Ra'anana Roosters are the local rugby team, and the area is a center of [[rugby union in Israel]], with [[Rugby Israel]] being based there.
With a large population of American expatriates, the [[Ra'anana Express]] are an inaugural team in the [[Israel Baseball League]].{{Update inline|reason=Israel Baseball League failed after one year|date=March 2019}}

==Notable people==
[[File:1 Noa Kirel.jpg|thumb|270x270px|[[Noa Kirel]]]]
*[[Yihye Haybi]] (1911–1977), photographer
*[[Haim Hefer]] (1925–2012), songwriter, poet, and writer
*[[Israel Gohberg]] (1928–2009), mathematician
*[[Paul L. Smith]] (1936–2012), American-born actor
*[[Dani Litani]] (born 1943), musician
*[[Uzi Landau]] (born 1943), former politician, former minister
*[[Rami Bar-Niv]] (born 1945), concert pianist, composer and author
*[[Shuli Natan]] (born 1947), singer
*[[Tamar Ariav]] (born 1949), professor of education and President of [[Beit Berl College]]
*[[Raanan Gissin]] (1949-2023), political scientist
*[[Eli Vakil]] (born 1953), clinical neuropsychologist
*[[Ruhama Raz]] (born 1955), singer
*[[Peter Deutsch]] (born 1957), former US congressman
*[[Michelle Cohen Farber]] (born 1971), the first woman to lead a Daf Yomi class
*[[Mili Avital]] (born 1972), actress
*[[Naftali Bennett]] (born 1972), politician, former [[Prime Minister of Israel]], former leader of the [[Yamina]] party and the [[Jewish Home]] parties
*[[Keren Leibovitch]] (born 1973), champion paralympic swimmer
*[[Lidor Yosefi]] (born 1974), singer
*[[Roi Klein]] (1975–2006), major in the Golani Brigade
*[[Meital Dohan]] (born 1976), actress and musician
*[[Yoni Wolf]] (born 1979), model
*[[Yehuda Levi]] (born 1979), actor, model
*[[Adi Bielski]] (born 1982), theater and movie actress
*[[Yael Grobglas]] (born 1984), actress
*[[Yotam Halperin]] (born 1984), basketball player
* [[Nitzan Hanochi]] (born 1986), basketball player
* [[Daniel Maddy-Weitzman]] (born 1986), baseball player
* [[Adva Reichman]] (born 1987), writer and director
* [[Shachar Sagiv]] (born 1994), Olympic triathlete
* [[Yuval Raphael]] (born 2000), singer and [[Nova music festival massacre]] survivor 
*[[Noa Kirel]] (born 2001), singer, actress, and television host

==Sister cities==
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 14264 Raananas twin cities.JPG|thumb|Sign commemorating Ra'anana's twin-sister cities]]
Ra'anana has [[sister city]] agreements with:<ref name="Ra'anana">{{cite web|url=http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Topics/My+City/Sister+Cities/|title=Ra'anana Twin towns & Sister cities – Friends around the World|work=raanana.muni.il|access-date=March 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430004649/http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Topics/My%2BCity/Sister%2BCities/|archive-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Opsterland]], [[Netherlands]] ''(since 1963)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stedenbanden.nl/detail_city.phtml?know_id=383| title = Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana| trans-title = City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana| work = Stedenbanden.nl| quote = Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente [[Opsterland]]  contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag.| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724165918/http://www.stedenbanden.nl/detail_city.phtml?know_id=383| archive-date = July 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>Being the first to twin, a central street in the Ra'anana is named "Opsterland"</ref>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bramsche]], Germany ''(since 1978)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Boulogne-Billancourt]], France ''(since 1994)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Verona]], Italy ''(since 1998)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/><ref name="Verona twinnings">{{cite web|url=https://portale.comune.verona.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5485 | title = Comune di Verona – Grandi Eventi – Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia | date = September 5, 2019 |access-date = 2019-11-11 |publisher = City of Verona |language = it}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.raanana.muni.il/CityHall/RaananaMyCity/Pages/Verona.aspx|title=Verona twinning|access-date=2019-11-11|publisher=City of Ra'anana|language=he}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ROC}} [[Tainan City|Tainan]], [[Taiwan]] ''(since 1999)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/>
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*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Atlanta]], United States ''(since 2001)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Goslar]], Germany ''(since 2006)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/>
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poznań]], [[Poland]] ''(since 2010)''<ref name="Ra'anana"/><ref name="Poznań twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.poznan.pl/mim/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl | title = Poznań – Miasta partnerskie | access-date = December 11, 2013 | work = 1998–2013 Urząd Miasta Poznania | publisher = City of Poznań | language = pl | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130923062530/http://www.poznan.pl/mim/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl | archive-date = September 23, 2013}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil ''(since 2021)''<ref name="toi-twins">{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rio-de-janeiro-designated-as-sister-city-of-israels-brazilian-capital/|title=Rio designated as sister city of Israel's Brazilian immigrant capital|author=Gilban, Marcus M.|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=February 24, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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