Givat Yeshayahu

Givat Yeshayahu
גבעת ישעיהו
Givat Yeshayahu is located in Jerusalem
Givat Yeshayahu
Givat Yeshayahu
Coordinates: 31°40′11″N 34°57′2″E / 31.66972°N 34.95056°E / 31.66972; 34.95056
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1958
Founded byHungarian Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
798

Givat Yeshayahu (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, lit. 'Yeshayahu Hill') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 798.[1]

History

Givat Yeshayahu was established in 1958 by immigrants from Hungary, members of the Jewish youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni and was named after Yeshayahu Press, a prominent researcher. It was built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]

In 2016, ancient Roman milestones from Highway 38 were moved to an archaeological park on the outskirts of Givat Yeshayahu.[3]

Givat Yeshayahu, surrounded by wineries and ancient wine presses, operates a factory that produces raisins although most raisins in Israel today are imported from California.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Roman milestones, Givat Yeshayahu
  4. ^ Vered, Ronit (May 31, 2017). "Israel's Last Raisin Factory Refuses to Shrivel Up". Haaretz. Retrieved May 2, 2019.