Givat Brenner

Givat Brenner
גִּבְעַת בְּרֶנֶר
Givat Brenner is located in Central Israel
Givat Brenner
Givat Brenner
Coordinates: 31°52′3″N 34°48′12″E / 31.86750°N 34.80333°E / 31.86750; 34.80333
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilBrenner
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Founded byItalian Jews, Lithuanian, Polish and German Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,701
Websitewww.gbrener.org.il

Givat Brenner (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת בְּרֶנֶר, lit. Brenner Hill; Arabic: غفعات برينر), is a kibbutz in the Central District of Israel. Located around two kilometres (one mile) south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. Founded in 1928, it is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, who was killed in the Jaffa riots of 1921. In 2022 it had a population of 2,701.[1] It is the largest kibbutz in Israel.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.