Sha'alvim

Sha'alvim (Hebrew: שַׁעַלְבִים‎) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael (Hafetz Haim being the other). Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,928.[1]

Sha'alvim

שַׁעַלְבִים‎
Sha'alvim
Coordinates: 31°52′7.32″N 34°59′6.71″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationPoalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded13 August 1951
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,928

History

The kibbutz was founded on 13 August 1951 by a Nahal group from the Ezra movement, on lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Salbit.[2] It was named after a biblical location mentioned in Joshua.[3] Judges,[4] and Kings.[5] The hill between the kibbutz and Nof Ayalon is commonly 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.[6]

In 1961, a yeshiva, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, was founded in Sha'alvim, and later became a large regional religious education facility.

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 410. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. Joshua 19:42
  4. Judges 1:35
  5. 1 Kings 4:9
  6. HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 922. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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