Tzafririm (Hebrew: צַפְרִירִים, lit. 'Zephyrs') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 438.[1]
Tzafririm
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| Etymology: 'Zephyrs' | |
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| Coordinates: 31°39′37″N 34°56′33″E / 31.66028°N 34.94250°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founded by | Persian, Iraqi, Indian and Maghrebi Jews |
| Population (2024) | 438[1] |
History
editThe village was established in 1958 by immigrants from Morocco, Iran, Iraq and India on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Notable people
edit- Aarele Ben Arieh, artist
Gallery
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A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
Grazing sheep near the Moshav
Moshav Tzafririm
References
edit- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.