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Tzafririm

Coordinates: 31°39′37″N 34°56′33″E / 31.66028°N 34.94250°E / 31.66028; 34.94250
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Tzafririm
צפרירים
Etymology: 'Zephyrs'
Tzafririm is located in Jerusalem
Tzafririm
Tzafririm
Tzafririm is located in Israel
Tzafririm
Tzafririm
Coordinates: 31°39′37″N 34°56′33″E / 31.66028°N 34.94250°E / 31.66028; 34.94250
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1958
Founded byPersian, Iraqi, Indian and Maghrebi Jews
Population
 (2022)
428[1]

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 2022 it had a population of 428.[1]

History

The 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 residents

  • A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
    A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
  • Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
    Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
  • Grazing sheep near the Moshav
    Grazing sheep near the Moshav
  • Moshav Tzafririm
    Moshav Tzafririm

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
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