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Alonei Yitzhak אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• official	Allone Yizhaq
Etymology: Yitzhak Oaks
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Coordinates: 32°30′36″N 35°0′19″E / 32.51000°N 35.00528°E / 32.51000; 35.00528
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Founded	1948
Founded by	Yehiel Harif
Population	304
Website	www.a-y.org.il

Alonei Yitzhak (Hebrew: אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק, lit. 'Yitzhak Oaks') is a youth village in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 304.

History

The village was established in 1948 by Yehiel Harif to absorb children who had survived the Holocaust. It was named after Yitzhak Gruenbaum. Today the village is a boarding school that teaches 675 children (275 residential, 400 day students) from 7th to 12th grade.

Alonei Yitzhak nature reserve

A 31-acre nature reserve within which the Village is located was declared in 1969, mainly of old Valonia oak trees (Quercus macrolepis), in close proximity to the youth village. Other flora in the oak forest includes Cyclamen persicum, Calicotome villosa, Ephedra, Sea Squill, and Asphodelus microcarpus.

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ "היסטוריה". Alonei Yitzhak.
3. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
4. "Alonei Yitzhak Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

External links

• Official website (in Hebrew)

• Menashe Regional Council
• Youth villages in Israel
• Populated places established in 1948
• Nature reserves in Israel
• Protected areas of Haifa District
• Populated places in Haifa District