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Havatzelet HaSharon

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Havatzelet HaSharon
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1935
Founded byPolish immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
474

Havatzelet HaSharon (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Lily of the Sharon) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 474.

History

The moshav was founded in 1935 by immigrants from Poland, and was named after Lily Freeman, the wife of Aharon Freeman (for whom Bitan Aharon is named), a leader of the World Zionist Organization in Canada and an advisor to Yehoshua Hankin.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.