Even Menachem
| Even Menachem | |
|---|---|
  Even Menachem | |
| Coordinates: 33°4′25.78″N 35°17′41.78″E / 33.0738278°N 35.2949389°ECoordinates: 33°4′25.78″N 35°17′41.78″E / 33.0738278°N 35.2949389°E | |
| Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
| Region | Western Galilee |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 13 September 1960 |
| Founded by | North African immigrants |
| Population (2012) | 269[1] |
Even Menachem (Hebrew: אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 269.[1]
The moshav was founded on 13 September 1960 by immigrants from North Africa on the land that belonged to the Arab village of Iqrit, whose inhabitants had been expelled.[2][3] It was named after Arthur Menachem Hantke, a prominent Zionist leader in pre-war Germany.
The moshav came under Hezbollah rocket fire several times over its history due to its proximity to the Israel-Lebanon border; most recently it was hit during Hezbollah's diversionary salvo at the opening of the 2006 Lebanon War, as well as during the later rocket and mortar attacks.
Notes
- 1 2 "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ↑ Morris (2004), p.xvii.
- ↑ Khalidi (1992), p. 17
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (ed.) (1992): All that Remains. Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004): The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81120-1.
External links
- Nimrod Getzov (2006): Even Menahem, Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel, No. 118.
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