Alonei Yitzhak

Alonei Yitzhak (Hebrew: אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק‎, lit. Yitzhak Oaks) is a youth village in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 309.[1]

Alonei Yitzhak

אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialAllone Yizhaq
Alonei Yitzhak
Alonei Yitzhak
Coordinates: 32°30′35.99″N 35°0′18.72″E
Country Israel
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
RegionSharon plain
Founded1948
Founded byYehiel Harif
Population
 (2019)[1]
309
Name meaningYitzhak Oaks
Websitewww.knay.alona.k12.il

History

The village was established in 1948 by Yehiel Harif to absorb children who had survived the Holocaust. It was named after Yitzhak Gruenbaum. Today the village is a boarding school that teaches 465 children (305 residential, 160 day students) from 7th to 12th grade.

Alonei Yitzhak nature reserve

A 31-acre nature reserve within which the Village is located was declared in 1969,[2] mainly of old Valonia oak trees (Quercus macrolepis), in close proximity to the youth village. Other flora in the oak forest includes Cyclamen persicum, Calicotome villosa, Ephedra, Sea Squill, and Asphodelus microcarpus.[3]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. "Alonei Yitzhak Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
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