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Giv'at Shmuel is a city in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and bordered by Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North. In it had a population of.HistoryGivat Shmuel was named for the Romanian Zionist leader Samuel Pineles, founder and president of the Zionist Congress in Focşani and Vice-President of the First Zionist Congress in Basel. On November 5, 2007, the Israeli Minister of Interior accepted a committee recommendation to change the municipal status of Giv'at Shmuel to 'city'.DemographicsGiv'at Shmuel is home to Israel's largest community of lone immigrants, at approximately 950 students, young professionals, and newly married couples. It also has the highest rate of "successful aliyah" - the number of immigrants who remain in Israel after 5 years - in the country. Since 2013, Nefesh B'Nefesh has organized various events and activities, and works with the local authorities to expand programming. The GSC - Givat Shmuel Community (R.A.)Nefesh B'Nefesh] was formed, creating an infrastructural backbone for English-speaking activities in the area.