Beit Berl

Coordinates: 32°11′59.24″N 34°55′33.74″E / 32.1997889°N 34.9260389°E / 32.1997889; 34.9260389
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Beit Berl
בֵּית בֶּרְל‎
Midrasha LeOmanut, Beit Berl School of Arts
Midrasha LeOmanut, Beit Berl School of Arts
Beit Berl is located in Central Israel
Beit Berl
Beit Berl
Beit Berl is located in Israel
Beit Berl
Beit Berl
Coordinates: 32°11′59.24″N 34°55′33.74″E / 32.1997889°N 34.9260389°E / 32.1997889; 34.9260389
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
Founded1946
Population
 (2022)[1]
268

Beit Berl (Hebrew: בֵּית בֶּרְל, lit. 'Berl House') is an institutional settlement in Israel. Located on the outskirts of Kfar Saba, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council and is the location of Beit Berl College, which has around 7,000 students. In 2022 it had a permanent population of 268.[1]

History

Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.[2]

Beit Berl was named after

Avraham Harzfeld, a founder of the Histadrut Labor Federation in Palestine, who proposed establishing a training institute there commemorating Berl Katznelson.[3]

Beit Berl (Qalmaniya) 1942 1:20,000
Beit Berl (Qalmaniya) 1945 1:250,000

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Marom, Roy (2022-12-01). "The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies". Muse. 5: 90–107.
  3. ISBN 9783110288155
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