Even Menachem

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Even Menachem
Even Menachem is located in Israel
Even Menachem
Even Menachem
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Council Ma'ale Yosef
Region Western Galilee
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 13 September 1960
Founded by North African immigrants
Population (2012) 269[1]

Even Menachem (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם‎) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 269.[1]

The moshav was founded on 13 September 1960 by immigrants from North Africa on the land that belonged to the Arab village of Iqrit, whose inhabitants had been expelled.[2][3] It was named after Arthur Menachem Hantke, a prominent Zionist leader in pre-war Germany.

The moshav came under Hezbollah rocket fire several times over its history due to its proximity to the Israel-Lebanon border; most recently it was hit during Hezbollah's diversionary salvo at the opening of the 2006 Lebanon War, as well as during the later rocket and mortar attacks.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Morris (2004), p.xvii.
  3. Khalidi (1992), p. 17

Bibliography

External links

  • Nimrod Getzov (2006): Even Menahem, Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel, No. 118.