Beit Yanai

Beit Yanai
בֵּית יַנַּאי‎
بيت يناي
Beit Yanai is located in Central Israel
Beit Yanai
Beit Yanai
Beit Yanai is located in Israel
Beit Yanai
Beit Yanai
Coordinates: 32°22′47″N 34°51′47″E / 32.37972°N 34.86306°E / 32.37972; 34.86306
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
RegionSharon plain
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1933
Founded byLithuanian and Polish Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
378

Beit Yanai (Hebrew: בֵּית יַנַּאי, lit. House of Yanai) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea around six kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 378.

History

The moshav was founded in 1933 by Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Poland, and was named after Alexander Jannaeus (known in Hebrew as Alexander Yanai) the Hasmonean king. There were several Americans among the original settlers.[2]

A jetty, built in 1938 for unloading cargo, is located to the north of the moshav.[3] The Altalena was anchored there, and it was used for exporting citrus fruits.

It later absorbed more immigrants from South Africa. By 1947 it had over 100 residents.[2]

Beit Yanai 1947

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 22.
  3. ^ Talmi, Ephriam; Talmi, Menahem (1961). New Israel Guide. Izreel Publishing House.

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