Brosh, Israel

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Brosh
בְּרוֹשׁ‎
بروش
Etymology: Cypress
Brosh is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Brosh
Brosh
Coordinates: 31°22′15″N 34°37′59″E / 31.37083°N 34.63306°E / 31.37083; 34.63306Coordinates: 31°22′15″N 34°37′59″E / 31.37083°N 34.63306°E / 31.37083; 34.63306
CountryIsrael
CouncilBnei Shimon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1953
Founded byMoroccan Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
564

Brosh (Hebrew: בְּרוֹשׁ, lit. Cypress) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 564.[1]

Etymology[]

The name Brosh is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:[2]

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;[3]

Two other nearby moshavim, Tidhar (plane-tree) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").

History[]

The moshav was established in 1953, with Moroccan immigrants making up most of the founders. It houses a service centre serving all three moshavim, including a library, an after-school child care centre, a club for the elderly and a medical clinic.

Notable residents[]

  • Nirit Bakshi, Miss Israel 2000

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.107, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
    Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.6: Sharon, Southern Coastal Plain and Northern Negev, Jerusalem 1979, Keter Press, p.388 (Hebrew)
  3. ^ Isaiah 41 Mechon Mamre

External links[]

  • Brosh Negev Information Centre
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