Yad Rambam
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Yad Rambam
יַד רַמְבַּ"ם | |
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Coordinates: 31°53′59″N 34°53′59″E / 31.89972°N 34.89972°ECoordinates: 31°53′59″N 34°53′59″E / 31.89972°N 34.89972°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Gezer |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 30 October 1955[1] |
Founded by | Moroccan immigrants |
Population (2019)[2] | 1,124 |
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 2019 it had a population of 1,124.[2]
History
The moshav was founded on 30 October 1955 and was named after Maimonides (known in Hebrew as Rambam). Most of the founders were immigrants from Fes in Morocco.
Notable residents
References
- ^ Mathilde A. Tagger; Yitzchak Kerem (2006). Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel. Avotaynu. p. 131. ISBN 9781886223288.
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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- Moroccan-Jewish culture in Israel