page_title: Kiryat Motzkin
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kiryat Motzkin / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Kiryat Motzkin pianist Square עברית: כיכר הפסנתרן בקריית מוצקין, Original Image Name:כיכר הפסנתרן בקריית מוצקין, Notes:האמן הוא ראובן גפני, Location:רחוב ז'בוטינסקי
context_page_description: Kiryat Motzkin is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 kilometres north of the city of Haifa. In 2019 it had a population of 43,303. The city is named after Leo Motzkin, one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. The mayor of the city is Haim Zuri.
context_section_description: Kiryat Motzkin was founded in 1934, and by 1935 the first school has been opened. In 1939, the town had a population of about 2,000 and 345 buildings. Kiryat Motzkin railway station constructed by British Mandatory Palestine in 1937. 
  In the Second World War, Kiryat Motzkin suffered from German\Italian air bombarding.
  It received local council status in 1940. 
  During the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, an important battle took place near Kiryat Motzkin when the Haganah destroyed an Arab arms convoy and killed the commander of Arab forces in the process. This contributed to the Jewish victory in the Battle of Haifa.
caption: Pianist Square in Kiryat Motzkin
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