Talmei Menashe Explained

Talmei Menashe
Foundation:1953
Founded By:General Zionists
District:center
Pushpin Map:Israel center ta
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:31.945°N 34.8489°W
Grid Position:135/150 PAL

Talmei Menashe (Hebrew: תלמי מנשה) is a moshav in central Israel. It was established in 1953 by the General Zionists movement. The moshav encompasses 1,800 dunams and consists of 62 farms, 5 auxiliary farms, and a residential annex ("Harchava"). The moshav falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Ya'akov local council, and is located to the east of Be'er Ya'akov and to the west of route 44.

History

The moshav was established on the lands of the Palestinian village of Abu al-Fadl, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War;[1] the building that served as the headquarters of Hasan Salama is on the village's farmland.[2] [3] It was named after Menashe Meirovitch, a member of Bilu and a politician, who was dubbed "last of the Bilus" as he was the last surviving Bilu member, living long enough to see the foundation of Israel.[4]

The first residents arrived in 1953, and mainly raised poultry, cattle and planted citrus and apricots.[5]

In 2006, some of the farmland of the moshav was transferred to Be'er Ya'akov to build a residential neighborhood.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 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. 0-88728-224-5. 357.

  2. http://amudanan.co.il/#!wiki=P726148 Hassan Salama's HQ
  3. http://www.mapah.co.il/01/02/2013/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A1%D7%9F-%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%94-2/ "Tonight we conquer the HQ!...", the story of Hassan Salama's HQ
  4. https://www.nevo.co.il/Law_word/law10/yalkut-0326.pdf Announcement of settlement names
  5. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=oeraRoRe06MjpBOBswjEm4pLU3mrJMYEAiTNljH8KIFPyZ2kfDZVwVY86F%2FIrcelYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=AHR%2f1954%2f04%2f05&page=1&rtl=true 55 first buildings in Talmei Menashe
  6. http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000828296 Be'er Ya'akov; The Moshava that is turning into a city of towers