Neve Eitan

Neve Eitan
Founded	25 November 1938
Founded by	Immigrants from Poland
Region	Beit She'an Valley
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates	32°29′28.07″N 35°31′51.86″E / 32.4911306°N 35.5310722°E / 32.4911306; 35.5310722Coordinates: 32°29′28.07″N 35°31′51.86″E / 32.4911306°N 35.5310722°E / 32.4911306; 35.5310722
Neve Eitan

Neve Eitan (Hebrew: נְוֵה אֵיתָן‎‎, lit. Strong residence) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about 1 km east of Beit She'an and 1 km west of Maoz Haim, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.

History

The kibbutz was established on 25 November 1938 by Polish members of the "Akiva" movement as part of the tower and stockade campaign. Native Israelis joined the settlement in 1952. The name "Neve Eitan" is based on the original Hebrew text of a verse in Jeremiah (Jeremiah, 49:19)^[1]

Education

The kibbutz is home to the "Ge'on HaYarden" (lit. Pride of the Jordan) high school, which has more than 500 pupils. A failed attempt to build an external addition to the kibbutz area has brought a big group of families to the place, most of which are home-schoolers. With over 20 eco-unschooling families, Neve-Eitan has the largest community of home-schoolers in Israel.

Notable residents

• Shmuel Yanai, commander of the Israeli Sea Corps

References

1. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.365, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)

External links

• (Hebrew) Neve Eitan Beit She'an Valley Regional Council