Beit HaLevi

Beit HaLevi
בֵּית הַלֵּוִי
Beit HaLevi
Coordinates: 32°21′13″N 34°55′53″E / 32.35361°N 34.93139°E / 32.35361; 34.93139Coordinates: 32°21′13″N 34°55′53″E / 32.35361°N 34.93139°E / 32.35361; 34.93139
District Central
Council Hefer Valley
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1945
Founded by Immigrants from the Balkans
Population (2014) 788[1]

Beit HaLevi (Hebrew: בֵּית הַלֵּוִי, lit. House of the Levite) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 788.

History

The moshav was founded in 1945 by immigrants from the Balkans, and was named after Yehuda Halevi.

References

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