Tzafririm

Tzafririm
צפרירים
Etymology: 'Zephyrs'
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

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.

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.

Notable people

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.