Be'erot Yitzhak

Be'erot Yitzhak בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק‎ بئيروت يتسحاك
Be'erot Yitzhak 1946
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Coordinates: 32°2′34″N 34°54′32″E / 32.04278°N 34.90889°E / 32.04278; 34.90889Coordinates: 32°2′34″N 34°54′32″E / 32.04278°N 34.90889°E / 32.04278; 34.90889
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  (2019)[1]	414
Website	www.beerot.co.il

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 2019 it had a population of 414.^[1]

History[]

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 . The name also recalls the patriarch Isaac's search for water in this area.^[2]

In 1947, the village had a population of 150.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.

Be’erot Yitzhak 1945

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External links[]

• Official website