Magdiel (school)
Magdiel (Hebrew: מגדיאל) is a Youth Aliyah boarding school in Hod Hasharon, Israel. It was established as a home and school for children who survived the Holocaust. [1] Its location, Magdiel, was an agricultural village founded in 1924 by Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland and Lithuania, later joined by a group from the Netherlands.[2]
In 1964, the village of Magdiel, along with Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar, merged to become Hod Hasharon. [2]
Other schools at Magdiel include a comprehensive secondary school and a technical vocational boarding school of the ORT educational network.
References
- ↑ http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/101906/moSurvivorDescribes.html
- 1 2 Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1972, Vol. 8, p. 802, "Hod Ha-Sharon"
Coordinates: 32°09′42″N 34°54′03″E / 32.161704°N 34.900799°E
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