HaZor'im

HaZor'im
הַזּוֹרְעִים
HaZor'im synagogue
HaZor'im
Coordinates: 32°44′47″N 35°30′4″E / 32.74639°N 35.50111°E / 32.74639; 35.50111Coordinates: 32°44′47″N 35°30′4″E / 32.74639°N 35.50111°E / 32.74639; 35.50111
District Northern
Council Lower Galilee
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1939
Founded by Union of Religious Pioneers
Ezra youth movement
Mizrahi Youth
Population (2017)[1] 1,030

HaZor'im (Hebrew: הַזּוֹרְעִים) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located three kilometres south-west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,030.[1]

History

The village was established on 23 May 1939 in the Tower and Stockade settlement method,[2] by Jewish immigrants from Europe, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, joined after a while by immigrants from North Africa. The founders belonged to the Union of Religious Pioneers, the Ezra youth movement and the Mizrahi Youth.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. http://www.kkl.org.il/eng/about-kkl-jnf/our-history/fouth-decade-1931-1940/
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