Ganei Yehuda Explained

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Coordinates:32.0392°N 34.8764°W
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Founded:1950

Ganei Yehuda (Hebrew: גני יהודה||Gardens of Judah) was a moshav founded in 1950 in the, adjacent to the cities of Yehud and Kiryat Ono. It was named after the biblical figure Judah whom was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Judah.

In 2003 Ganei Yehuda was merged into Savyon.[1] [2]

Both Savyon and Ganei Yehuda are located on the land of the Palestinian village of al-'Abbasiyya (formerly al-Yahudiyya), which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: מועצה מקומית סביון . Savyon Municipality . 2003-10-28 . 2018-12-25.
  2. Web site: דיון איחודים במחוזית: יהוד-נווה מונסון, סביון-גני יהודה, מכבים-רעות . Globes.co.il . 2018-12-25.
  3. Book: Khalidi, W.. Walid Khalidi

    . All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 235.