Ayanot
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Ayanot is a youth village
in central Israel
. Located near Ness Ziona
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 396.
The foundation of the village began with the purchase of 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) of land by Ada Maimon
as a girl's training farm
in 1926. The village was established on March 30, 1930, though no-one lived on the site until Maimon, ten girls and a guard moved in on January 12, 1932; until then they had lived in nearby Ness Ziona. The village was named after the numerous springs in the area, though other sources claim it is taken from Deuteronomy
8:7;
The Jewish National Fund
wrote in 1949 that the name is derived from the Arabic.
During World War II
the village became an agricultural school and took in young Holocaust
survivors. Today it is home to a boarding school
for 180 pupils. A few years ago, the agricultural school opened a miniature horse
farm and one of its horses was a runner-up in the 2008 world championship for miniature horses.
In 2010 the village celebrated its 80th anniversary.
Youth village
A youth village is a boarding school model first developed in Mandate Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis...
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona is a city in central Israel founded in 1883. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 38,100, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.-Nahalat Reuben:...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council
Gan Raveh Regional Council
Gan Raveh Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council's area of jurisdiction extends to eightsettlements: a kibbutz, six moshavim and a youth village. In 2006, the total population was 5,000...
. In 2006 it had a population of 396.
The foundation of the village began with the purchase of 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) of land by Ada Maimon
Ada Maimon
Ada Maimon was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1949 and 1955.-Biography:Born in Mărculeşti in the Russian Empire , Maimon made aliyah to Ottoman-controlled Palestine in 1912, and was followed by her older brother, Yehuda, the following year. She worked...
as a girl's training farm
in 1926. The village was established on March 30, 1930, though no-one lived on the site until Maimon, ten girls and a guard moved in on January 12, 1932; until then they had lived in nearby Ness Ziona. The village was named after the numerous springs in the area, though other sources claim it is taken from Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch...
8:7;
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills.
The Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a quasi-governmental, non-profit organisation...
wrote in 1949 that the name is derived from the Arabic.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the village became an agricultural school and took in young Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
survivors. Today it is home to a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for 180 pupils. A few years ago, the agricultural school opened a miniature horse
Miniature horse
Miniature horses are found in many nations, particularly in Europe and the Americas. The designation of miniature horse is determined by the height of the animal, which, depending on the particular breed registry involved, is usually less than as measured at the last hairs of the mane, which are...
farm and one of its horses was a runner-up in the 2008 world championship for miniature horses.
In 2010 the village celebrated its 80th anniversary.