Givat Washington ( he, גִבְעַת וָשִינְגְטוֹן, ''lit.'' Washington Hill), also known as Beit Raban ( he, בֵּית רַבָּן, lit. ''House of Raban'') is a religious

youth village A youth village ( he, כפר נוער, ''Kfar No'ar'') is a boarding school model first developed in Mandatory Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis. Henrietta Szold and Recha Freier were the pionee ...

in central

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. Located near Kvutzat Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1946 by the

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ish community of

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, and initially served as an educational establishment for young

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survivors. It now has a secondary school, a

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, an

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and an academic

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. There is also student housing for the college students, who make up most of the current residents.

Education

The Lycée français Guivat-Washington, a French high school, serves the community.

References

{{Authority control American-Jewish culture in Israel Jews and Judaism in Washington, D.C. Youth villages in Israel Religious Israeli communities Populated places established in 1946 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine