Be'erot Yitzhak

Be'erot Yitzhak בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק‎
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Be'erot Yitzhak
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Council	Hevel Modi'in
Affiliation	Religious Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1943 (original location) 1952 (current location)
Founded by	Czechoslovakian and German immigrants
Website	www.beerot.co.il

Be'erot Yitzhak (Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק‎, lit. Yitzhak Wells) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 380.

History

The kibbutz was originally established near Gaza (at the present location of Kibbutz Alumim) in 1943 by a group of immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Germany who were members of Religious Pioneers Alliance (Brit Halutzim Dati'im), and was named after Rabbi Yitzhak Nisanboim. The name also recalls the patriarch Isaac's search for water in this area.

In 1947, the village had a population of 150. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the kibbutz took serious losses and was badly damaged by the Egyptian Army in the Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, which included aerial bombardment. According to a report by the Jewish National Fund, the Egyptians were driven out of the grounds and suffered "hundreds" of losses. It was abandoned and its homes destroyed. In 1949 there was a trial of re-establishing the kibbutz on the remains of Wilhema. In 1952 the residents moved to the current site.

External links

• Official website