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The village was established on 23–26 December 1901 as a [[moshava]] under the name '''Milhamia''' ({{lang-he|מלחמיה}}) by the five first families on land purchased by the [[Jewish Colonization Association]] in southern Jordan Valley, and was the first [[Jew]]ish settlement of its time in that region.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Said&Hitchens|first1=Edward, Christopher|title=Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question|date=2001|publisher=Verso|isbn=1859843409|page=217}}</ref> It was renamed Menahemia in 1921 after the father of [[High Commissioner]] of [[Mandatory Palestine]] [[Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel]]. |
The village was established on 23–26 December 1901 as a [[moshava]] under the name '''Milhamia''' ({{lang-he|מלחמיה}}) by the five first families on land purchased by the [[Jewish Colonization Association]] in southern Jordan Valley, and was the first [[Jew]]ish settlement of its time in that region.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Said&Hitchens|first1=Edward, Christopher|title=Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question|date=2001|publisher=Verso|isbn=1859843409|page=217}}</ref> It was renamed Menahemia in 1921 after the father of [[High Commissioner]] of [[Mandatory Palestine]] [[Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel]]. |
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The village attracted new immigrants from [[Yemen]] during its nascent years, but because of cultural differences with the older residents, the Yemenites removed from there and settled in the Shaʿaraim neighborhood of [[Rehovot]].<ref>[http://www.rehovot-archive.org.il/Doc.asp?MenuID=968&DynamicContentID=1158 The Archives of the History of Rehovot], Yemenite immigrants to Menahemia (Hebrew)</ref> |
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Before [[World War I]], a regional pharmacy was established in Menahemia. Other industries included a quarry, where they quarried raw materials for the "Nesher" factory near Haifa, and a gypsum manufacturing plant. There also existed a museum for the medical history of the region, and the history of Menahemia and [[Naharayim]]. |
Before [[World War I]], a regional pharmacy was established in Menahemia. Other industries included a quarry, where they quarried raw materials for the "Nesher" factory near Haifa, and a gypsum manufacturing plant. There also existed a museum for the medical history of the region, and the history of Menahemia and [[Naharayim]]. |
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Revision as of 01:20, 27 February 2018
Menahemia
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • standard | Menahemya |
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  Menahemia | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′3.72″N 35°33′14.4″E / 32.6677000°N 35.554000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,065 |
Menahemia (Template:Lang-he-n) is a village in the Jordan Valley in north-eastern Israel. Located near Highway 90 between Beit She'an and Tzemah Junction 5 km south of Tzemah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. With an area of 6,000 dunams, the village had a population of 1,065 in 2022.[1]
History
The village was established on 23–26 December 1901 as a moshava under the name Milhamia (Template:Lang-he) by the five first families on land purchased by the Jewish Colonization Association in southern Jordan Valley, and was the first Jewish settlement of its time in that region.[2] It was renamed Menahemia in 1921 after the father of High Commissioner of Mandatory Palestine Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel.
The village attracted new immigrants from Yemen during its nascent years, but because of cultural differences with the older residents, the Yemenites removed from there and settled in the Shaʿaraim neighborhood of Rehovot.[3]
Before World War I, a regional pharmacy was established in Menahemia. Other industries included a quarry, where they quarried raw materials for the "Nesher" factory near Haifa, and a gypsum manufacturing plant. There also existed a museum for the medical history of the region, and the history of Menahemia and Naharayim.
It had its own local council from 1951 until 1 January 2006 when jurisdiction over the village was transferred to Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Said&Hitchens, Edward, Christopher (2001). Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question. Verso. p. 217. ISBN 1859843409.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The Archives of the History of Rehovot, Yemenite immigrants to Menahemia (Hebrew)