Shoresh

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Shoresh
שֹׁרֶשׁ, שורש‎
شورش
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Shoresh is located in Jerusalem
Shoresh
Shoresh
Coordinates: 31°47′48″N 35°3′55″E / 31.79667°N 35.06528°E / 31.79667; 35.06528Coordinates: 31°47′48″N 35°3′55″E / 31.79667°N 35.06528°E / 31.79667; 35.06528
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1948
Founded byEastern European Jewish immigrants
Area
7,500 dunams (7.5 km2 or 2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,247
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)

Shoresh (Hebrew: שורש, שֹׁרֶשׁ‎, lit. Root) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,247.[1]

History[]

On 15 April 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles travelling on the road below.[2][citation needed] Later that year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, adapting the name of Arab village. Four years later, it became a moshav. Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall.

In July 1995, a fire destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.[3]

Notable residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ The capture of Saris Palmach Information Centre
  3. ^ Moshav Shoresh: After the Fire The Jerusalem Post, 24 July 1995
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