Bnei Re'em | |
Foundation: | 1949 |
Founded By: | Eastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees |
District: | center |
Council: | Nahal Sorek |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta#Israel ashkelon#Israel |
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Coordinates: | 31.77°N 34.7906°W |
Bnei Re'em (Hebrew: בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם, lit. Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[1] "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.
Bnei Re'em was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[2] Until a pump was installed that worked on an automated sabbath clock, an Arab family that lived in the area served as a Sabbath Goy.[3]
. 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. 125. 0-88728-224-5.