Kfar HaNoar HaDati
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Kfar HaNoar HaDati is a youth village
in northern Israel
. Adjacent to Kfar Hassidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 576.
The college was founded in 1936 and today teaches around 350 students from seventh to twelfth grade, most of whom are new immigrants
from Ethiopia
who arrive at the school with the help of Youth Aliyah
.
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 northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Adjacent to Kfar Hassidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and...
. In 2006 it had a population of 576.
The college was founded in 1936 and today teaches around 350 students from seventh to twelfth grade, most of whom are new immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
who arrive at the school with the help of Youth Aliyah
Youth Aliyah
Szold was initially skeptical about the merits of Freier's proposal, as she believed that Germany offered better educational opportunities for Jewish children than Palestine. However, Hitler's rise to power convinced her otherwise. The Nuremberg Laws were enacted in 1935 and on 31 March 1936 German...
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