Givat Yeshayahu

Givat Yeshayahu (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, lit. Yeshayahu Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 828.[1]

Givat Yeshayahu
Givat Yeshayahu
Coordinates: 31°40′10.91″N 34°57′2.16″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1958
Founded byHungarian Jews
Population
 (2018)[1]
828

History

Givat Yeshayahu was established in 1958 by immigrants from Hungary, members of the Jewish youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni and was named after Yeshayahu Press, a prominent researcher. It was built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]

In 2016, ancient Roman milestones from Highway 38 were moved to an archaeological park on the outskirts of Givat Yeshayahu.[3]

Givat Yeshayahu, surrounded by wineries and ancient wine presses, operates a factory that produces raisins although most raisins in Israel today are imported from California.[4]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. Roman milestones, Givat Yeshayahu
  4. Vered, Ronit (May 31, 2017). "Israel's Last Raisin Factory Refuses to Shrivel Up". Haaretz. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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