Beit Ezra Explained

Beit Ezra
Arname:بيت عزرا
Foundation:1950
Founded By:Iraqi Jewish refugees
District:south
Council:Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
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Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:31.7367°N 34.6558°W
Meaning:House of Ezra

Beit Ezra (Hebrew: בֵּית עֶזְרָא, lit. House of Ezra) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Israeli coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Hamama[1] and was named after Ezra.[2] South of the moshav is Hill 69, which served as a military post and was the scene of fighting during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Also nearby is the Ad Halom bridge at which the Egyptian army was stopped during their advance towards Tel Aviv.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 100. 0-88728-224-5.
  2. Book: Mapa Publishing . 965-7184-34-7 . 75 . El'azari . Yuval . Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel . . 2005 . he.
  3. News: Na'aman . Ayelet . April 28, 2009 . 7 fascinating memorials . YNet News . April 16, 2019.
  4. News: Press . Viva Sarah . December 5, 2016 . The top 10 most fabulous bridges in Israel . Israel 21c . April 16, 2019.