- Ben Shemen Youth Village
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Ben Shemen Youth Village
foundation = 1927
founded_by = Siegfried Lehmann
region = Central Israel
council = Hevel Modi'in
industry =
affiliation =
website = [http://www.ben-shemen.org.il/show_item.asp?itemId=62&levelId=58583&itemType=0 www.ben-shemen.org.il]Ben Shemen Youth Village ( _he. כפר הנוער בן שמן, "Kfar HaNo'ar Ben Shemen") is a
youth village and agricultural boarding school in centralIsrael . Located nearBen Shemen andGinaton , it falls under the jurisdiction ofHevel Modi'in Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 627.The village was established in 1927 on the land of the
Hadid factory bySiegfried Lehmann . Its aim was to endow children with a Zionist ethic, teach them to work the land, and install an appreciation of responsibility. The school's first students were fromKaunas inLithuania . Today it has around 1,000 students, of which 400 live in the village.Notable graduates include
Shimon Peres ,Shulamit Aloni ,Moshe Katsav ,Dan Ben Amotz andHaim Saban .External links
* [http://www.ben-shemen.org.il/show_item.asp?itemId=62&levelId=58583&itemType=0 Official website]
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