Ben Shemen Vacations, Ben Shemen Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Ben Shemen (בן שמן) is a moshav in Israel approximately four kilometres east of Lod in the municipal territory of the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. First founded in 1911, it was refounded in 1952 by Romanian immigrants. Today, it has a population of about 400. There are houses in Ben Shemen built by Bezalel Academy of Art and Design founder Boris Schatz.

The Ben Shemen Youth Village, a large agricultural boarding school, is situated adjacent to the moshav. Founded in 1927 by Dr. S. Lehman, the school is one of the oldest in Israel and hosts primary and secondary schools, various other agricultural facilities and a zoo.

The Ben Shemen Forest is extended on over 21,000 Dunam and is conciderd to be "the green lung" of Tel Aviv area citizens.
Ben Shemen Forest is the first of Jewish National Fund land to buy, which was in 1905.

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