Havatzelet HaSharon

Havatzelet HaSharon (Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast in the Sharon plain just north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 492.[1]

Havatzelet HaSharon

חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן
Havatzelet HaSharon
Coordinates: 32°21′36.53″N 34°51′42.48″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1935
Founded byPolish immigrants
Population
 (2018)[1]
492

History and etymology

The moshav was founded in 1935 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, and was named after Lillian Freiman, the wife of Aharon (Archibald Jacob, "Archie") Freiman (for whom the adjacent moshav Bitan Aharon is named), a leader of the World Zionist Organization in Canada and an advisor to Yehoshua Hankin. The two were instrumental in raising the funds to purchase Emek Hefer (the Hefer valley) in the 1920s and to make it available for Jewish settlement.[2]

Havatzelet HaSharon is a flower mentioned in the Hebrew bible that is translated in the English bible as the Rose of Sharon. It is uncertain which actual flower is referred to in the Biblical verse, with a common interpretation being a lily (and hence the connection with Mrs. Lillian Freiman), although in modern Hebrew meaning it is more often associated with the sea daffodil, a coastal plant native to the area.

Notable residents

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "Lillian Freiman - Jewish First Lady of the Land." Canadian Jewish News [Toronto] 8 September 2010: B36-B38
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