Shoresh
| Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ, שורש | |
|---|---|
  Shoresh | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′47.76″N 35°3′55.08″E / 31.7966000°N 35.0653000°ECoordinates: 31°47′47.76″N 35°3′55.08″E / 31.7966000°N 35.0653000°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founded by | Eastern European immigrants |
| Area | 7,500 dunams (7.5 km2 or 2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,061 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/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 2015 it had a population of 1,061.
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] 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 virtually destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless. [3]
Notable residents
- Anastasia Gloushkov, Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Matan Vilnai
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ The capture of Saris Palmach Information Centre
- ↑ Moshav Shoresh: After the Fire The Jerusalem Post, 24 July 1995