Givat Yeshayahu | |
Founded: | 1958 |
Hebname: | גבעת ישעיהו |
Founded By: | Hungarian Jews |
District: | jerusalem |
Council: | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation: | HaOved HaTzioni |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jerusalem |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.6697°N 34.9506°W |
Givat Yeshayahu (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְשַׁעְיָהוּ||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 it had a population of .
Givat Yeshayahu 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 Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[1]
In 2016, ancient Roman milestones from Highway 38 were moved to an archaeological park on the outskirts of Givat Yeshayahu.[2]
Givat Yeshayahu, surrounded by wineries and ancient wine presses, operates a factory that produces raisins although most raisins in Israel today are imported from California.[3]
. 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. 207.