Tarum Explained

Tarum
Hebname:תרום
Foundation:1950
Founded By:Yemenite Jews
District:jerusalem
Council:Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation:Hapoel HaMizrachi
Pushpin Map:Israel jerusalem
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Coordinates:31.7828°N 34.9822°W

Tarum (Hebrew: תָּרוּם||Exalted) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . Tarum is built near the ancient biblical town of Zorah.

History

Tarum was established in 1950 on land which had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Sar'a.[1]

The founders of Tarum were immigrants from Yemen, who were later joined by Cochin Jews from India. Its name is taken from Psalms 89:14, as is the name of the neighbouring moshav Ta'oz;[2] [3]

Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.

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. 314.

  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.431,
  3. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.72,