Tarum | |
Hebname: | תרום |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Yemenite Jews |
District: | jerusalem |
Council: | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation: | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jerusalem |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
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.
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.
. 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.