Sha'alvim
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| Sha'alvim | |
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| Founded | 13 August 1951 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Region | Central Israel |
| Council | Gezer |
| Industries | Agriculture, education |
| Affiliation | Agudat Israel Workers |
Sha'alvim (Hebrew: שַׁעַלְבִים) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council.
[edit] History
The kibbutz was founded on 13 August 1951 by a Nahal group from the Ezra movement, on lands of the abandoned Arab village Salbit. It was named after a Biblical location known as Tel Sha'alvim. Until the Six-Day War it was a target of numerous attacks from the West Bank due to its proximity to the Green Line. According to a document captured from the Jordanian Arab Legion, the legion was planning to attack the village and massacre all its residents.[1]
In 1961, a yeshiva, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, was founded in Sha'alvim, and later became a large regional religious education facility.
[edit] References
- ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books, 922. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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