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 | |
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  Sha'alvim | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′7.32″N 34°59′6.71″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 13 August 1951 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| 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
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- 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.
- Joshua 19:42
- Judges 1:35
- 1 Kings 4:9
- 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.