Beit Yanai Explained

Beit Yanai
Arname:بيت يناي
Foundation:1933
Founded By:Lithuanian and Polish Jews
District:center
Council:Hefer Valley
Region:Sharon plain
Affiliation:Agricultural Union
Pushpin Map:Israel center ta#Israel
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Coordinates:32.3797°N 34.8631°W

Beit Yanai (Hebrew: בֵּית יַנַּאי, lit. House of Yanai) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea around six kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1933 by Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Poland, and was named after Alexander Jannaeus (known in Hebrew as Alexander Yanai) the Hasmonean king. There were several Americans among the original settlers.[1]

A jetty, built in 1938 for unloading cargo, is located to the north of the moshav.[2] The Altalena was anchored there, and it was used for exporting citrus fruits.

It later absorbed more immigrants from South Africa. By 1947 it had over 100 residents.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jewish Villages in Israel . Jewish National Fund . 1949 . Hamadpis Liphshitz Press . Jerusalem . 22.
  2. Book: Talmi . Ephriam . Talmi . Menahem . New Israel Guide . Izreel Publishing House . 1961 .