Yanuv (Hebrew: יָנוּב, lit. [He] will Come Forth) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 936.[1]

Yanuv יָנוּב‎
Yanuv children memorial
Etymology: [He] will Come Forth
Yanuv
Coordinates: 32°18′23″N 34°56′57″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Lev HaSharon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	21 March 1950
Founded by	Tunisian immigrants
Population  (2019)[1]	936

History

The village was founded on 21 March 1950 by a kvutza of immigrants from Tunisia on land which had been owned by a Nabulsi effendi prior to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2] [3] Its name was taken from Proverbs 10:31: "From the mouth of the just will come forth wisdom".[2]

Part of the village's homes were built with Norwegian funds, following the Hurum air disaster, in which over two dozen Jewish children on their way to Israel died. The sole survivor of the disaster settled in Yanuv,[3] as did some of the families of victims that later immigrated to Israel. A memorial was later created, funded by the friendship association Friends of Israel in the Norwegian Labour Movement (Norwegian: Venner av Israel i Norsk Arbeiderbevegelse).

Notable residents

• Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Kenyan-Israeli Olympic marathon runner

References

Further reading

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• Waage, Hilde Henriksen (1996): Norge -Israels beste venn. Norsk Midtøsten-politikk 1949-1956. Universitetsforlaget. p. 30-45. (in Norwegian)
• Engstad, Paul (1996): Norsk arbeiderbevegelses samarbeid med Israel og innsats for fred i Midtøsten : Israel 50 år 1948-1998. VINA Oslo 1998.