Alonei Yitzhak
| Alonei Yitzhak אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Allone Yizhaq |
  Alonei Yitzhak | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′35.99″N 35°0′18.72″E / 32.5099972°N 35.0052000°ECoordinates: 32°30′35.99″N 35°0′18.72″E / 32.5099972°N 35.0052000°E | |
| Council | Menashe |
| Region | Sharon plain |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founded by | Yehiel Harif |
| Population (2012) | 285[1] |
| Name meaning | Yitzhak Oaks |
| Website | www.knay.alona.k12.il |
Alonei Yitzhak (Hebrew: אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק, lit. Yitzhak Oaks) is a youth village in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.
The village was established in 1948 by Yehiel Harif to absorb children who had survived the Holocaust. It was named after Yitzhak Gruenbaum. Today the village is a boarding school that teaches 465 children (305 residential, 160 day students) from 7th to 12th grade. 83.9% of the 2013 graduates passed the national matriculation exams.
Alonei Yitzhak nature reserve
A 31-acre nature reserve within which the Village is located was declared in 1969,[2] mainly of old Valonia oak trees (Quercus macrolepis), in close proximity to the youth village. Other flora in the oak forest includes Cyclamen persicum, Calicotome villosa, Ephedra, Sea Squill, and Asphodelus microcarpus.[3]
References
- ↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Alonei Yitzhak Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
External links
- Village website (Hebrew)
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