Shoresh Explained

Shoresh
Foundation:1948
Founded By:Eastern European Jewish immigrants
District:jerusalem
Council:Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation:HaOved HaTzioni
Pushpin Map:Israel jerusalem
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:31.7967°N 35.0653°W
Area Dunam:7500

Shoresh (Hebrew: שורש, שֹׁרֶשׁ, Root / source) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

On 15 April 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles travelling on the road below.[1] Later that year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, adapting the name of Arab village. Four years later, it became a moshav. Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall.

In July 1995, a fire destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.[2]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. http://info.palmach.org.il/show_item.asp?levelId=42858&itemId=8894&itemType=0 The capture of Saris
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102141339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5992184.html Moshav Shoresh: After the Fire