Beit Hashmonai

Beit Hashmonai (Hebrew: בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי, lit. Hasmonean House) is a Jewish locality in central Israel. Located five kilometers south-east of Ramla,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 2,197.[1] It was built on the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Barriyya.

Beit Hashomai

בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי
بيت حشمونائي
Beit Hashomai
Beit Hashomai
Coordinates: 31°53′26″N 34°54′58″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
Founded1970
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,197
Name meaningHasmonean House

History

Beit Hashmonai was established in 1970 by the Jewish Agency for teachers at the nearby Ayalon School on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Barriyya.[3] It is named for Simon Maccabaeus, a member of the Hasmonean family who captured the ancient city of Gezer, located nearby.

In 1987 it was designated a community centre for the regional council, with the council's offices moved to the village.[4]

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Avrahami, Reli; Avrahami, Avner (April 23, 2009). "Family Affairs: The Ratzhabis". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 362. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. Homepage Beit Hashmonai
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.