Eshel HaNasi
Encyclopedia
Eshel HaNasi is a communal settlement
and youth village
in southern Israel
. Located between Beersheba
and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 289.
A school was established on the site in 1951, and took its name from the tamarisk
trees that grow in the region, and from the title of the President of Israel
, in honor of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann
. Taken together, the name means "Tamarisk of the President."
The following year an agricultural school and youth village were founded on the site, taking the name of the original school. Today it contains a boarding school
and a high school teaching around 1,500 pupils from 7th to 12th grade.
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
and youth village
Youth village
A youth village is a boarding school model first developed in Mandate Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis...
in southern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located between Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council
Merhavim Regional Council
Merhavim Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a communal settlement, a youth village and an educational institution.-List of communities:*Moshavim...
. In 2006 it had a population of 289.
A school was established on the site in 1951, and took its name from the tamarisk
Tamarix
The genus Tamarix is composed of about 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa...
trees that grow in the region, and from the title of the President of Israel
President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
, in honor of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann, , was a Zionist leader, President of the Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952....
. Taken together, the name means "Tamarisk of the President."
The following year an agricultural school and youth village were founded on the site, taking the name of the original school. Today it contains a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and a high school teaching around 1,500 pupils from 7th to 12th grade.