Kedumim

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Kedumim


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founded=1975
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population=3,400
popyear=2007
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mayor=Daniella Weiss

Kedumim ( _he. קדומים), also spelled Qedumim, is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank/Samaria that was founded during Hanukkah 1975 and now enjoys the municipal status of local council. Founded in 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, its current population is now about 2900 people. The mayor used to be Daniella Weiss.

Education

Kedumim is characterized for placing an emphasis on education and developed several local institutions including: day care centers, kindergartens, two elementary schools, the Bnei Chayil Yeshiva, the Har Efrayim Yeshiva, the Lehava Ulpana High School (1000 girls), as well as a local music academy, and a public library.

Bnei Chayil

Yeshivat Bnei Chayil Shomron ( _he. ישיבת בני חיל שומרון is a high school yeshiva established in 1988 in order to provide an orthodox Jewish education for boys with ADD and ADHD. It is considered a unique facility in central Israel not limited to local students. Students in grades seven through twelve are divided into classes which are limited to a maximum of fifteen boys.

Industry

While many residents work outside the village, many are employed locally in education as well as several agricultural enterprises working with greenhouses and orchards. The Bar-On Industrial Park on 1200 dunams (1.2 km²) of land is within the municipal boundaries of Kedumim.

Perhaps the most famous local company is Kedumim (3000) Construction Company which mainly deals with building in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria.

External links

* [http://www.kedumim.org.il Official website]
* [http://www.bnh.org.il/showPage2.asp?PageType=1&PageCode=17 Bnei Chayil Yeshiva]
* [http://www.kedumim3000.co.il/indexe.shtml Kedumim(3000)]