Even Yehuda
Even Yehuda
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Local council (from 1950) | |
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  Even Yehuda  Even Yehuda | |
| Coordinates: 32°16′12.09″N 34°53′14.74″E / 32.2700250°N 34.8874278°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Matan Katzman |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,398 dunams (8.398 km2 or 3.242 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 14,365 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Website | www.even-yehuda.muni.il |
Even Yehuda (Hebrew: אֶבֶן יְהוּדָה) is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel east of Netanya.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 14,365.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Even Yehuda is named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, one of the leading figures in the revival of the Hebrew language.
Location
[edit]Even Yehuda is bordered on the east by Kadima, on the south-east by Tel Mond, on the north by Lev HaSharon, on the west by Netanya and on the south-west by Hof HaSharon.[2]
History
[edit]Prehistory
[edit]Settlement at Even Yehuda began in the prehistoric period. A prehistoric site known as Givʿat Roi was first identified by Roy Marom, revealing Epipalaeolithic flint artifacts. In 2024, a salvage excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority confirmed the site's significance, uncovering lithic assemblages attributed to the Kebaran (Early Epipaleolithic, ca. 22,000–18,500 BP) and Geometric Kebaran (Middle Epipaleolithic, ca. 18,500–15,000 BP) cultures. Over 600 flint artifacts—mainly microliths, bladelets, cores, and scrapers—were recovered, indicating seasonal occupation and on-site tool production. Some tool types also reflect influence from the Nizzanan culture. Givʿat Roi is the only site in the Poleg Basin showing evidence of both Epipaleolithic phases, contributing to the understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns along the central coastal plain. [3]
Modern town
[edit]Even Yehuda is composed of the union of the moshava-type colonies of Even Yehuda, Kfar Tsur/Be'er Ganim, and Tel Tsur on 10,000 dunams the Hannuns sold in Ghabat Kufr Sur.[4]
The moshava of Even Yehuda was founded in December 1932 by the Bnei Benyamin society and the Notea corporation. The economy was based on citrus growing.
The village of Kfar Tzur was founded in 1932 by workers of the Dead Sea Works, who named it after the Arab village of Ghabat Kafr Sur from which its lands had been purchased; it was renamed to Be'er Ganim the following year[5] after a well named Bir el-Ghanem (Arabic: بئر الغنم, lit. 'sheep well') which was located in the area.[6]
The village of Tel Tzur was founded in 1932 by teachers of Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium led by Haim Boger.[5]
In 1950, Even Yehuda became a local council, as it was merged with the nearby villages of Be'er Ganim and Tel Tzur.[5]
In 2007, the Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel (WBAIS) moved to a new campus in Even Yehuda.[2]
Education
[edit]Even Yehuda has three elementary schools – "Bachar" school (בכר), "Beit Avi" school (בית אב"י) and "Rishonim" school (ראשונים), all mamlachti schools.
There is a children's village in Even Yehuda called WIZO Canada Children's village (הדסים), which is a middle school and a high school. In the village there are several kindergartens and a Democratic school.
Local features
[edit]- "Sharonim Gardens" (בית גני שרונים) – an assisted living facility for senior citizens
- a museum (מוזיאון הראשונים) about Even Yehuda's history and founders
Notable residents
[edit]- Shira Rishony (born 1991), Olympic judoka
Gallery
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Bir Ghaneim 1878 1:63,360 -
Even Yehuda. August 1938 -
Even Yehuda 1944 1:20,000 (middle right) -
War Memorial in Even Yehudi
References
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- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Nahum-Halevy, Ranit (February 7, 2011). "It Takes a Village". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Brailovsky-Rokser, L., Harel, M., & Shemer, M. (2024). "Givʿat Roi (Even Yehuda) ― A Newly Discovered Epipaleolithic Occupation in the Sharon Coastal Plain, Israel." Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society 54, pp. 51–64.
- ^ Marom, Roy. "The Palestinian Rural Notables' Class in Ascendancy: The Hannun Family of Tulkarm (Palestine)". Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. 23 (1): 95.
- ^ a b c "באר גנים" [ Be'er Ganim]. Davar. 8 November 1933 – via National Library of Israel: the press collection.
- ^ ספר השנה של העתונאים [The Journalists' Yearbook]. Jewish Journalists Association (Palestine): Tel Aviv Journalists Association. 1945.
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