Beit Yosef, Israel

Beit Yosef בֵּית יוֹסֵף‎
Beit Yosef Beit Yosef
Coordinates: 32°33′31″N 35°33′6″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Valley of Springs
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1937
Population  (2022)	493

Beit Yosef (Hebrew: בֵּית יוֹסֵף) is a moshav in the northern Israel's Beit She'an Valley. Located about eight kilometres north of Beit She'an, adjacent to Yardena, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 493.

History

Beit Yosef was founded in 1937 as a tower and stockade settlement, a series of settlements erected during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. It was named for Yosef Aharonovitch, an influential figure in the Labor Party and a journalist. By 1947 it had a population of over 200. Although it was abandoned during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War after it was severely attacked by the Jordanian Arab Legion and Iraqi Army, it was re-established in 1951 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq.

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  Construction of stockade wall, 1 April 1937
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  Pre-constructed watch tower installed, 1 April 1937
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  Local villagers visit construction site, 1 April 1937
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  Beit Yosef 1937
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  Aerial view of Beit Yosef, 1938
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  Farm on Moshav Beit Yosef, 1939
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  Beit Yosef 1946