Beit She'arim (moshav)
Beit She'arim (Hebrew: בֵּית שְׁעָרִים, lit. House of Gates) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Ramat Yishai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of 2019 it had a population of 766.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°41′46.31″N 35°10′38.28″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founded by | Yugoslav Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2019)[1] | 766 |
| Name meaning | House of Gates |
Moshav Beit She'arim is named after the ancient town of Bet She'arayim, also known as Bet She'arim,[2] the remains of which are in Beit She'arim National Park, five kilometers east of the moshav.[3]
History
During the 1920s Luise Lea Zaloscer and her sister Klara Barmaper organized the purchase of the site on behalf of the Jewish National Fund in Yugoslavia. In 1926 a group of immigrants from Yugoslavia settled in the place and established a moshav, taking the name from the ancient city of Beit She'arim, the ruins of which are today a national park that was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2015.[4] Due to economic hardships the majority of the first settlers left in the 1930s, and in 1936 the moshav was re-established by members of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, immigrants from Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe.
Notable residents
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Sharon, Moshe (2004), Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Vol. III, D-F; page XXXVII
- Modern Bet She'arim Jewish Virtual Library
- "Necropolis of Bet She'arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Col. Betser, Moshe "Muki"; Rosenberg, Robert (1996). Secret Soldier. London: Simon & Schuster. pp. 27, 28.