Yad Natan
Yad Natan
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| Etymology: Natan Memorial | |
  Yad Natan Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′13″N 34°42′21″E / 31.65361°N 34.70583°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | HaNoar HaTzioni |
| Population (2024)[1] | 677 |
Yad Natan (Hebrew: יַד נָתָן, lit. Memorial for Natan) is a moshav in southern Israel in Hevel Lakhish, near the town of Kiryat Gat. It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 677.[1]
History
Moshav Yad Natan was founded in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from the Hungarian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni who survived the Holocaust. It was named after Ottó Komoly (Natan Kohn), a leader of the Zionist movement in Hungary.[2]
Yad Natan was the first moshav affiliated with the Lachish Regional Council. In 1973, the moshav was joined by 24 families from South America. Most of the residents make a living from agriculture. Roses for export, orchards, vegetable farming and poultry-breeding are the primary economic branches.[3]
The moshav was built 800 m (2,600 ft) south and 1 km (0.62 mi) north-east, respectively, of the sites of the Palestinian villages of Bayt 'Affa and Iraq Suwaydan, which were depopulated in 1948.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 391.
- ↑ Moshav Yad Natan
- ↑ Survey of Israel, map "Hebron" 1:100,000, revision of 1956.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 86, 109. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.