Yad Binyamin
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| District | Central |
| Council | Nahal Sorek |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Population (2009) | 3,200 |
| Name meaning | Binyamin Memorial |
Yad Binyamin (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יַד בִּנְיָמִין, lit. Binyamin Memorial) is a communal settlement in central Israel. The seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council, it is located adjacent to the junction of three major highways: Highway 3, Highway 6 and Highway 7. In 2009 it had a population of 3,200.
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History
Yad Binyamin was originally founded on the land of the Ma'abara Nativa which was abandoned[1] as a religious settlement and educational center in 1962 by Poalei Agudat Yisrael, in partnership with the municipality of Nahal Sorek. It was named after the former Minister of Postal Services, Binyamin Mintz who had died the previous year. For many years, the community was a center of higher Jewish learning, based around the yeshiva.
Following the disengagement plan, around 200 families from Gush Katif moved into temporary pre-fabricated housing in Yad Binyamin. Some later moved to a new village named Ganei Tal after the former settlement by the same name.[2] Many other families have moved to Netzer Harani.[3]
Transport
Yad Binyamin is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Re'em Junction on Highway 3 and one kilometer from the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. Israel Railways plans to upgrade the tracks of nearby Tel Aviv–Beersheba line and build a station at Kfar Menahem to serve the area which is scheduled to be completed in 2011.[4] A number of Egged bus routes provide transport links to Jerusalem, Ashkelon and other cities.
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Yad Binyamin Bus Stop.jpg
A bus shelter with a small library
References
- ↑ http://www.homee.co.il/%D7%99%D7%93-%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F/
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- ↑ Doubling and upgrading Lod-Na'an-Be'er Sheva line Israel Railways (Hebrew)
External Links
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- Articles with Hebrew-language external links
- Articles containing Hebrew-language text
- Nahal Sorek Regional Council
- Community settlements (Israel)
- Religious Israeli communities
- Populated places established in 1962
- 1962 establishments in Israel
- Populated places in Central District (Israel)
