Givat Shemesh
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Givat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation
centre in central Israel
. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz
Tzora
and run by the Retorno organisation. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 63.
The village was established in 1954. The rehabilitation center was first founded in 1989 in Mexico by Rabbi Eitan Eckstein, and later opened in Israel. Retorno is a Jewish center which has elements of Judaism
in and around the therapy program. No one is forced to conform to Judaism practice, but it the general lifestyle in the center.
(according to Khalidi), just west of the village site. Dayr Rafat
was depopulated during 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Depopulation was caused mainly by migration from the war zone, both voluntary and unvoluntary by Jewish armed forces in order to save lives. Some sources state that a handful of inhabitants in the area were expelled (without attribution to particular villages).
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
centre in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
Tzora
Tzora
Tzora is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 20 km from Jerusalem, near the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. At the beginning of 2009, the kibbutz had a total population of 800, of whom 350 were members.-History:The kibbutz derives its...
and run by the Retorno organisation. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh 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 63.
The village was established in 1954. The rehabilitation center was first founded in 1989 in Mexico by Rabbi Eitan Eckstein, and later opened in Israel. Retorno is a Jewish center which has elements of Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
in and around the therapy program. No one is forced to conform to Judaism practice, but it the general lifestyle in the center.
Area history prior to 1948
Givat Shemesh is located on the land which formerly belonged to the Arab Palestinian village of Dayr RafatDayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 18, 1948 by the Har'el Brigade, during the second stage of Operation Dani...
(according to Khalidi), just west of the village site. Dayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 18, 1948 by the Har'el Brigade, during the second stage of Operation Dani...
was depopulated during 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Depopulation was caused mainly by migration from the war zone, both voluntary and unvoluntary by Jewish armed forces in order to save lives. Some sources state that a handful of inhabitants in the area were expelled (without attribution to particular villages).