Bnei Re'em

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Bnei Re'em
בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם‎
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Bnei Re'em is located in Central Israel
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em
Coordinates: 31°46′11.63″N 34°47′26.15″E / 31.7698972°N 34.7905972°E / 31.7698972; 34.7905972Coordinates: 31°46′11.63″N 34°47′26.15″E / 31.7698972°N 34.7905972°E / 31.7698972; 34.7905972
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilNahal Sorek
AffiliationPoalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded1949
Founded byEastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,417

Bnei Re'em (Hebrew: בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם, lit. Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,417.[1]

Etymology[]

The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[2] "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.

History[]

Bnei Re'em was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[3] Until a pump was installed that worked on an automated sabbath clock, an Arab family that lived in the area served as a Sabbath Goy.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Avrahami, Reli; Avrahami, Avner (March 25, 2011). "Family Affair: The Speyers of Bnei Re'em". Haaretz. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 125. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Júlia Todolí Rosana Dolón (2008) Analysing Identities in Discourse, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p102 ISBN 90-272-2719-5
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