Ben Shemen Youth Village
Encyclopedia
Ben Shemen Youth Village is a youth village
and agricultural boarding school in central Israel
. Located near Ben Shemen
and Ginaton
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Judaism Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
. In 2006, it had a population of 627.
factory by Siegfried Lehmann. Its aim was to endow children with a Zionist
ethic, teach them to work the land, and install an appreciation of responsibility. The school's first students were from Kaunas
in Lithuania
. Today, it has around 1,000 students, of which 400 live in the village.
In 1947, it had a population of roughly 1,000.
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the isolated village was under siege by the Arab Legion
; eleven youths were killed in one attempt to bring in supplies.
Notable graduates include Shimon Peres
, Shulamit Aloni
, Moshe Katsav
, Dan Ben Amotz, and Haim Saban
.
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...
and agricultural boarding school 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 Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen is a moshav in central Israel. Located around four kilometres east of Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 627....
and Ginaton
Ginaton
Ginaton is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 737....
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Judaism Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in.The council borders*Drom HaSharon Regional Council, El'ad and Rosh HaAyin in the north...
. In 2006, it had a population of 627.
History
The village was established in 1927 on the land of the HadidHadid
Hadid is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 548....
factory by Siegfried Lehmann. Its aim was to endow children with a Zionist
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
ethic, teach them to work the land, and install an appreciation of responsibility. The school's first students were from Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. Today, it has around 1,000 students, of which 400 live in the village.
In 1947, it had a population of roughly 1,000.
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the isolated village was under siege by the Arab Legion
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.-Creation:...
; eleven youths were killed in one attempt to bring in supplies.
Notable graduates include Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
GCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
, Shulamit Aloni
Shulamit Aloni
Shulamit Aloni is an Israeli politician and left-wing activist. She is a prominent member of the Israeli peace camp, founded the Ratz party and was leader of the Meretz party and served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993.-Biography:...
, Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav is an Israeli politician. He served as the eighth President of Israel, a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset, and a Cabinet Minister in its government....
, Dan Ben Amotz, and Haim Saban
Haim Saban
Haim Saban is an Egyptian born Israeli-American television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 104th richest person in America.-Biography:...
.