Tel Adashim Explained

Tel Adashim
Meaning:Lentils Hill
Founded:1923
Founded By:Hashomer Members
District:north
Council:Jezreel Valley
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel jezreel#Israel
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Coordinates:32.6553°N 35.3011°W

Tel Adashim (Hebrew: תֵּל עֲדָשִׁים||Lentils Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Nazareth and Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council.[1] In it had a population of .

History

Arab and Jewish villages

Jewish settlement began in the area in 1913 when Hashomer established Tel Adash, a settlement whose purpose was to protect the oil pipeline from Iraq to Haifa. By 1918, only two families remained.[2]

In 1921 Zionist activists completed a purchase of 22,000 dunams at Tell el-Adas from the Sursuk family of Beirut. At that time, there were 150 Muslim families living there.[3]

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Tal Adas had a population of 118; 98 Muslims, 16 Jews and 4 Christians.[4]

1923 moshav

In 1923, a moshav ovdim was established on the site and was named Tel Adashim.[2]

Notable residents

Notable past and present residents include Rafael Eitan, Yigal Cohen, A. D. Gordon and Alexander Zaïd.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://moshavimofisrael.netzah.org/tel-adashim.php Tel Adashim
  2. http://www.tel-adashim.com/about/ About
  3. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/ShawSursockTable.png List of villages sold by Sursocks and their partners to the Zionists since British occupation of Palestine
  4. Book: Barron, J. B. . Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 . Government of Palestine . 1923 . 38.