Shoresh
Shoresh
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| Country | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founded by | Eastern European Jewish immigrants |
Area | 7,500 dunams (7.5 km2; 2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,314 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Shoresh (Hebrew: שורש, שֹׁרֶשׁ, lit. Root / source) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,314.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]On 15 April 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles travelling on the road below.[2][citation needed] Later that year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, they called him 'Shoresh' after the biblical village of Soris, which was, according to the Septuagint translation of the Book of Joshua, located in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. The biblical name was preserved in the name of the nearby Arab village, Saris.[3] Four years later, it became a moshav. Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall.
In July 1995, a fire destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.[4]
Notable residents
[edit | edit source]- Anastasia Gloushkov, Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Matan Vilnai
- Eli Avidar
References
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- ^ The capture of Saris Palmach Information Centre
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- ^ Moshav Shoresh: After the Fire The Jerusalem Post, 24 July 1995
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