Timorim
Timorim (Hebrew: תִּמּוֹרִים) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain around a kilometer south of the Malakhi Junction, near the town of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 756.[1]
Timorim תימורים | |
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Timorim | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′55″N 34°45′36″E / 31.71528°N 34.76000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1948 (original location) 1954 (current location) |
| Founded by | HaNoar HaTzioni members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 756 |
| Website | www.timorim.org |
The village also functions as a community settlement for its community of non-members
History edit
The village was established in 1948 by a gar'in of youth from South Africa, Romania and Egypt from the youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni as a kibbutz on Shimron Hill in the Lower Galilee, in the area now covered by the community settlement of Timrat. It was named after a carving in the shape of a palm in the temple: 1 Kings 6:29.[2] It was built on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Tall al-Turmus.[3] In 1953 it was reorganized as a moshav shitufi, one of the first in the country. In 1954 the settlement moved to its current location due to a shortage of land at its original site.[4]
Economy edit
Timorim's income in 2005 derived mainly from industry (74%), with additional 15% from agriculture and 11% from outside work of Timorim members and other sources.[5] Timorim has two industries: "Tomer Plastics" manufacturing plastic furniture for the institutional market (est. 1961–1975) and "Tomer 2000" manufacturing metal pipes (est. 1978). Agriculture includes cotton, citrus, olives, and walnuts. A dairy herd of 450 head is managed jointly with Kibbutz Hulda.
Notable residents edit
- Assaf Lowengart (born 1998), baseball player on Team Israel
- Michael Harris (born 1956), public policy scholar and universities executive[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.462, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 138. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 555. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Timorim audited financial statements for 2003-2005.
- ^ Hasade, vol. 16, booklet 12, September 1987.
External links edit
- (in Hebrew)