HaZor'im (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Place in Northern, Israel

HaZor'im הַזּוֹרְעִים‎
HaZor'im synagogueHaZor'im synagogue
HaZor'im is located in Northeast IsraelHaZor'imHaZor'im
Coordinates: 32°44′47″N 35°30′4″E / 32.74639°N 35.50111°E / 32.74639; 35.50111
Country Israel
District Northern
Council Lower Galilee
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1939
Founded by Union of Religious PioneersEzra youth movementMizrahi Youth
Population (2022)[1] 1,134

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 2022 it had a population of 1,134.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Fourth Decade: 1931-1940 - KKL JNF – Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund". www.kkl.org.il. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16.