No'am Explained

No'am
Hebname:נועם
Foundation:1955
Founded By:Maghrebi Jewish immigrants and refugees
District:south
Council:Shafir
Affiliation:Hapoel HaMizrachi
Pushpin Map:Israel ashkelon
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:31.5672°N 34.7889°W

No'am (Hebrew: נֹעַם, נועם||Pleasantness) is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1955 by Hapoel HaMizrachi. The first residents were Jewish immigrants from the Maghreb, most of whom were from Morocco. They were later joined by more Jewish immigrants from Iran and Iraq. It was named after the Biblical book Proverbs 3:17: The Wisdom - "Her ways are ways of pleasantness".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.49,