Hagor

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Hagor
חָגוֹר‎
SETTLERS GOING OUT TO WORK IN THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED MOSHAV HAGOR IN THE SHARON PLAIN. חקלאים עובדים בשדות במושב חגור בשרון.D27-077.jpg
Hagor is located in Central Israel
Hagor
Hagor
Coordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°E / 32.138917; 34.9487111Coordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°E / 32.138917; 34.9487111
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byPalmach veterans
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,162
Websitewww.hagor.org.il

Hagor (Hebrew: חָגוֹר) is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located between Rosh HaAyin and Kfar saba it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,162.[1]

History[]

Moshav Hagor was founded in 1949 by veterans of the Palmach's Ninth Battalion. It became a cooperative agricultural settlement populated by new immigrants, mostly from Middle Eastern and North African countries.[2] The name comes from a verse in the Book of Psalms, "Gird (in Hebrew, hagor) thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty" (Psalms 45:3).[3]

The children of Hagor attend the elementary school at Tzofit, a nearby moshav. Their middle school is located near moshav Neve Yerek, and the secondary school is in Beit Berl.

Notable residents[]

  • Gabi Ashkenazi, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
  • Dan Halutz, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Galili, Lily (January 25, 2007). "Up the Down Escalator". Haaretz. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.180, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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