Givat Shemesh

Infobox Kibbutz
name = Givat Shemesh
foundation = 1954
founded_by =
region = Latrun
council = Mateh Yehuda
industry = Drug rehabilitation
affiliation =
website = [http://www.retorno.org/en/index.asp www.retorno.org]

Givat Shemesh ( _he. גִּבְעַת שֶׁמֶשׁ, "lit." Sun Hill) is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh and run by the Retorno organisation It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 63.

The village was established in 1954 and primarily serves the religious and ultra-orthodox communities.

External links

* [http://www.retorno.org/en/index.asp Retorno]