Shefer
Shefer (Hebrew: שֶׁפֶר) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 425.[1]
Shefer Hebrew: שֶׁפֶר | |
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  Shefer | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′38.4″N 35°26′9.96″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Merom HaGalil |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2018)[1] | 425 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 as a work village for immigrants to Israel from Yemen on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Farradiyya.[2] After the founders abandoned it, a new moshav was founded in the same location by immigrants from North Africa.
The name "Shefer" is borrowed from the blessing Jacob bestowed on Naftali in the Book of Genesis (49:21).
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 450, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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