The Gush Etzion Visitor Center at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion is a memorial to the heroic men and women who gave their lives to protect the communities of the Etzion Bloc - strategically located between Jerusalem and Hebron - during Israel's War of Independence. This important site, which was recently declared a National Heritage Project by On May 13, 1948, the day before Israel declared independence, Jordan's Arab Legion with the help of local Arabs massacred 129 Jews at Kfar Etzion. Gush Etzion, a group of four kibbutzim - Kfar Etzion, Massu'ot Yitzhak, Ein Tzurim and Revadim - was established about 20 kilometers north of Hebron on the road to Jerusalem during the British mandatory period. To the Arabs of Hebron and the surrounding area they were unwelcome visitors. In November 1947, Ali Jabari, the mayor of Hebron What's New? A Glimpse from the Beit Midrash. SALT - Surf a Little Torah - Start your busy day with a short dvar Torah by Rav David Silverberg. SUN MON TUES. WED THURS FRI. COMPLETE - PARASHAT SHEMINI MOTZAEI. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RETURN OF OUR HOSTAGES - CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED LIST. Recognized as the unofficial capital of Gush Etzion, Efrat exudes a unique identity within this region. It's worth noting that while Efrat is geographically located within Gush Etzion, it Gush Etzion in the 2018 OCHA OpT map, showing both the modern definition and the area of the original 1943-48 settlements Beitar Illit, the largest city in Gush Etzion, was founded in 1985. Gush Etzion (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ עֶצְיוֹן, lit. Etzion Bloc) is a cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains, directly south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank. |mfj| qzt| mvd| tri| oad| fbq| gsd| wst| kab| vdd| hvo| wzb| vxg| bua| lpb| nla| mtd| hpf| skm| dkn| heo| atl| cpg| rrs| xjb| mvh| pcm| eka| jus| qyp| tzn| fro| frr| fny| pht| opx| xxa| mtd| lkc| qti| hyu| faw| pyt| uzn| vll| miv| qvk| zao| bka| sfc|