Ein Kerem Agricultural School , also known as the
Ein Kerem Community Environmental School is a school and village in central
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. Located near
Ein KeremEin Kerem , also commonly known as Ein Karem, is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. According to Christian tradition, this is the site where John the Baptist was born, hence Ein Kerem's attraction to Christian pilgrims and the proliferation of churches and monasteries.-Early history:A...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional CouncilMateh Yehuda Regional Council is a regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel. In 2008 it was home to 36,200 people.The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah, according to the Bible.-Places and...
. In 2006 it had a population of 158.
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Ein Kerem Agricultural School , also known as the
Ein Kerem Community Environmental School is a school and village in central
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. Located near
Ein KeremEin Kerem , also commonly known as Ein Karem, is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. According to Christian tradition, this is the site where John the Baptist was born, hence Ein Kerem's attraction to Christian pilgrims and the proliferation of churches and monasteries.-Early history:A...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional CouncilMateh Yehuda Regional Council is a regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel. In 2008 it was home to 36,200 people.The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah, according to the Bible.-Places and...
. In 2006 it had a population of 158.
The village was established after the foundation of a learning farm by
Rachel Yanait Ben-ZviRachel Yanait Ben-Zvi was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist. Ben-Zvi was the wife of the second President of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.-Biography:...
(wife of
PresidentThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with executive real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
Yitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...
) in 1952 .
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