Bnei Re'em
| Bnei Re'em | |
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  Bnei Re'em | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′11.63″N 34°47′26.15″E / 31.7698972°N 34.7905972°ECoordinates: 31°46′11.63″N 34°47′26.15″E / 31.7698972°N 34.7905972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Nahal Sorek |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Eastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,353 |
Bnei Re'em (Hebrew: בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם, lit. Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,353.
Etymology
The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[2] "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.
History
Bnei Re'em was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the abandoned Arab village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira. Until a pump was installed that worked on an automated sabbath clock, an Arab family that lived in the area served as a Sabbath Goy.[3]
References
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- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ The Speyers of Bnei Re'em Haaretz
- ↑ Júlia Todolí Rosana Dolón (2008) Analysing Identities in Discourse, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p102 ISBN 90-272-2719-5
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