Be'erot Yitzhak
Be'erot Yitzhak (Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק, lit. 'Yitzhak Wells') is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 470.[1]
Be'erot Yitzhak
בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק | |
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 Be'erot Yitzhak 1946 | |
  Be'erot Yitzhak  Be'erot Yitzhak | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′34″N 34°54′32″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1943 (original location) 1952 (current location) |
| Founded by | Czechoslovak and German Jewish refugees |
| Population (2021)[1] | 470 |
| Website | www |
History
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]
The kibbutz was originally established near Gaza (at the present location of Alumim) in 1943 by a group of Jewish refugees (olim) from Occupied Czechoslovakia and Nazi Germany who were members of Religious Pioneers Alliance (Brit Halutzim Dati'im), and was named after Rabbi Yitzhak Nisanboim. The name also recalls the patriarch Isaac's search for water in this area.[3]
In 1947, the village had a population of 150.[3] During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the kibbutz took serious losses and was badly damaged by the Egyptian Army in the Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, which included aerial bombardment. According to a report by the Jewish National Fund, the Egyptians were driven out of the grounds and suffered "hundreds" of losses.[3] It was abandoned and its homes destroyed. In 1949 there was a trial of re-establishing the kibbutz on the remains of Wilhema. In 1952 the residents moved to the current site.
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
- Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 15.