Beit Herut
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Beit Herut is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located in the Sharon plain between Hadera
and Netanya
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 681.
The moshav was founded in 1933 by immigrants
from the United States
, and was initially named Herut America Bet, as the moshav now known as Herut
was named Herut America Alef at the time (there was also a Herut America Gimel, which is today called Hadar Am
). The name was taken from the organisation which helped the residents immigrate to Mandate Palestine.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the Sharon plain between Hadera
Hadera
Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain...
and Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council
Hefer Valley Regional Council
The Hefer Valley Regional Council is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of central Israel.The council covers an area adjacent to Hadera in the north, to Netanya in the south, to the Mediterranean in the west and to Tulkarm and the Green Line in the east...
. In 2006 it had a population of 681.
The moshav was founded in 1933 by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and was initially named Herut America Bet, as the moshav now known as Herut
Herut, Israel
Herut is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Tel Mond, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200....
was named Herut America Alef at the time (there was also a Herut America Gimel, which is today called Hadar Am
Hadar Am
Hadar Am is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council...
). The name was taken from the organisation which helped the residents immigrate to Mandate Palestine.