Bnei Re'em Explained

Bnei Re'em
Foundation:1949
Founded By:Eastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees
District:center
Council:Nahal Sorek
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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 .

Etymology

The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[1] "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Avrahami . Reli . Avrahami . Avner . March 25, 2011 . Family Affair: The Speyers of Bnei Re'em . . April 24, 2019.
  2. Book: Walid Khalidi

    . 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.

  3. Júlia Todolí Rosana Dolón (2008) Analysing Identities in Discourse, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p102