Netiv HaLamed-Heh

Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Etymology: Path of the 35
Netiv HaLamed-Heh is located in Jerusalem District
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Location within Jerusalem District
Netiv HaLamed-Heh is located in Israel
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°41′16″N 34°59′1″E / 31.68778°N 34.98361°E / 31.68778; 34.98361
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded16 August 1949
FounderDemobilised Harel Brigade soldiers
Population
 (2024)
682
Websitewww.netiv.org.il

Netiv HaLamed-Heh (Hebrew: נתיב הל״ה, lit. 'Path of the 35') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

History

Netiv HaLamed-Heh was established on 16 August 1949 by demobilised soldiers on land that had previously belonged to the village of Bayt Nattif before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The soldiers had been members of the 4th Company of the Palmach's Harel Brigade, and the settlement was initially named Peled (an acronym for Pluga Daled, lit. Daled Company, daled being the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet).[citation needed] It was later renamed[citation needed] after the 35 Haganah soldiers killed in a convoy sent to resupply the Gush Etzion kibbutzim during the 1947–48 Civil War (Lamed-Heh is 35 in Hebrew numerals).

In 2007, the Vertigo Dance Company has established the Vertigo Eco-Art Village as an educational center for ecology and arts at Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed-Heh.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 212. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Netiv Ha-Lamed-He Jewish Virtual Library
  4. ↑ Dance in Israel
  5. ↑ Vertigo Eco-Art Village: "About us" (accessed January 2021)