Ganei Yohanan | |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Romanian Jews |
District: | center |
Council: | Gezer |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.8586°N 34.8386°W |
Ganei Yohanan (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן||Yohanan Gardens) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania on the lands of the Palestinian village of Aqir,[1] and was named after Yohanan Kreminitsky. The founders were later joined by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya.
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 360.