Eitanim


Eitanim is a psychiatric hospital in central Israel. Located near Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of.

Etymology

The village is named after the Bible, prophet Micha 6:2: "Listen, you enduring foundations of the earth".

History

In 1942 an agricultural school was established in the area for Arab orphans of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. In 1950 a hospital for people with tuberculosis was founded on the site, becoming a general hospital in 1952.