Bat Shlomo Explained

Bat Shlomo
Founded:1889
Imgsize:250
District:haifa
Council:Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation:Hitahdut HaIkarim
Pushpin Map:Israel haifa
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Coordinates:32.5969°N 35.0033°W

Bat Shlomo (Hebrew: בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה||Salomon's Daughter) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land.[1] It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and had a population of in .

History

The village was established in 1889 as a daughter-settlement of Zichron Ya'akov, funded by Baron Rothschild, on land purchased from the Arab village of Umm al-Tut.[2] It was named after Betty von Rothschild, the daughter of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (the Baron's uncle and grandfather). According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Bat Shlomo had a population of 66 inhabitants, consisting of 53 Jews and 13 Muslims.[3] By 1947 it had a population of 100. In 1951 a moshav was established by Transylvanian and Yemenite immigrants adjacent to the original village.[4]

Economy

The moshav was a major grape supplier to the Carmel Winery until the 1970s, when it started producing loquats. In 2010 Bat Shlomo Vineyards, a boutique winery, was established by Elie Wurtman and Ari Erle.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jewish Villages in Israel . Jewish National Fund . 1949 . Hamadpis Liphshitz Press . Jerusalem . 11–12.
  2. Marom. Roy. The Abu Hameds of Mulabbis: An Oral History of a Palestinian Village Depopulated in the Late Ottoman Period. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. January 2021 . en. 48. 1 . 2.
  3. Web site: Palestine Census (1922). Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: Bat Shlomo. Women on the Map. 2009-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144150/http://www.women.org.il/index2.php?id=7&lang=ENG. 2011-07-21. dead.