Beit Gamliel

Beit Gamliel
בֵּית גַּמְלִיאֵל
Beit Gamliel
Coordinates: 31°51′27.72″N 34°45′38.51″E / 31.8577000°N 34.7606972°E / 31.8577000; 34.7606972Coordinates: 31°51′27.72″N 34°45′38.51″E / 31.8577000°N 34.7606972°E / 31.8577000; 34.7606972
District Central
Council Hevel Yavne
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1949
Founded by Holocaust survivors
Population (2014)[1] 951
Website www.beitgamliel.org.il

Beit Gamliel (Hebrew: בֵּית גַּמְלִיאֵל, lit. House of Gamliel) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located south-east of Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 951.

History

The moshav established in 1949 by Holocaust survivors from Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and North Africa. It was initially called Yavne Bet, but was later renamed after Gamliel of Yavne.

References

  1. ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

External links

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