District Jerusalem Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni Population (2015) 796 Local time Tuesday 12:17 PM | Council Mateh Yehuda Founded by Hungarian Jews Founded 1958 | |
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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 2015 it had a population of 796.
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Map of Givat Yeshayahu, Israel
History
The village 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 Arab village of 'Ajjur.
References
Givat Yeshayahu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA