Yad Rambam

Yad Rambam יַד רַמְבַּ"ם‎
Yad Rambam
Coordinates: 31°53′59.27″N 34°53′58.92″E / 31.8997972°N 34.8997000°E / 31.8997972; 34.8997000Coordinates: 31°53′59.27″N 34°53′58.92″E / 31.8997972°N 34.8997000°E / 31.8997972; 34.8997000
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	6 November 1955
Founded by	Moroccan immigrants
Population (2015)^[1]	1,044

Yad Rambam (Hebrew: יַד רַמְבַּ"ם‎, lit. Rambam Memorial) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,044.

History

The moshav was founded on 6 November 1955 and was named after Maimonides (known in Hebrew as Rambam). Most of the founders were immigrants from Fes in Morocco.

Notable residents

Jo Amar

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Gezer Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gezer Hulda Na'an Netzer Sereni Sha'alvim

Moshavim	Azaria Beit Uziel Ganei Yohanan Kfar Bin Nun Kfar Bilu Kfar Shmuel Matzliah Mishmar Ayalon Pedaya Petahya Ramot Meir Sitria Yad Rambam Yashresh Yatzitz

Jewish localities	Beit Hashmonai Nof Ayalon

Community settlements	Ganei Hadar Karmei Yosef Mishmar David

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