Talmei Yosef
Talmei Yosef (Hebrew: תַּלְמֵי יוֹסֵף, lit. Yosef Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 323.[1]
- For the former Israeli settlement, see Talmei Yosef, Sinai
Talmei Yosef תַּלְמֵי יוֹסֵף | |
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Coordinates: 31°12′0.35″N 34°21′50.76″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Eshkol |
Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
Founded | 1982 |
Founded by | Evacuated settlers |
Population (2018)[1] | 323 |
History
The moshav was established in 1982 by former residents of Talmei Yosef, an Israeli settlement in Sinai. The original settlement's residents were evacuated as a result of the Camp David Accords, and re-settled in Israel, naming their new settlement after their previous one (after Yosef Weitz, a former director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund).[2]
In May 2015, KKL Belgium established a green landscaping project around the local synagogue in memory of Yilona Nejszaten, one of one the "hidden children" of the Holocaust.[3]
In 2005, one moshav resident opened an educational farm called the "Salad Trail."[4] Visitors see how Israel's agricultural technologies allow over 80 different crops, primarily fruits and vegetables, to grow in the desert soil – without pesticides.[5][6]
See also
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 571. ISBN 978-965-7184-34-9.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Belgian and French Solidarity Mission: Dedications in Tel Aviv and the Negev". Jewish National Fund. May 21, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- Salad Trail
- Press, Viva Sarah (April 9, 2015). "The salad trail – Israel's tastiest tourist attraction". Israel 21c. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- Tal, Alon (Spring 2007). "To Make a Desert Bloom: The Israeli Agricultural Adventure and the Quest for Sustainability". Agricultural History. 81 (2): 228–257. doi:10.3098/ah.2007.81.2.228. JSTOR 4617826.