Yad HaShmona
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Yad HaShmona (Hebrew: יד השמונה, lit. Monument to the Eight) is a small community of Finnish Christians located in the Judean Hills on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel.
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[edit] History
Yad HaShmona was founded in 1971 as a gesture of solidarity with the State of Israel. It is named for eight Jewish refugees from Austria who escaped to Finland in 1938. The Finnish government, collaborating with the Nazis, handed the refugees over to the Gestapo in 1942. Seven of them died in Auschwitz.[1]
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The community runs a guesthouse, convention center and banquet hall. In 2000, a biblical village was inaugurated with the assistance of the Swiss Beth Shalom society and the Israel Antiquities Authority.[2] A biblical garden planted on the hillside provides a glimpse of agriculture in ancient times.[3]
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- ^ The Name Yad HaShmona
- ^ The Biblical Village Yad HaShmona
- ^ Yad HaShmonah Bibleplaces.com page
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