Kerem Ben Zimra

Kerem Ben Zimra (Hebrew: כֶּרֶם בֶּן זִמְרָה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Near Safed in the Upper Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 535.^[1]

Kerem Ben Zimra כֶּרֶם בֶּן זִמְרָה‎
Village entrance
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Coordinates: 33°2′18″N 35°28′7″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Merom HaGalil
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1949
Population  (2022)[1]	535

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist and the first rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav,^[2] which was named after Rabbi David Ben Zimra, who was buried with his father Yosef nearby.

New immigrants from Romania and Morocco later joined the moshav.

The moshav is the home of the Rimon Winery.^[3]

Kerem Ben Zimra nature reserve

In 1968, a 68-dunam nature reserve was declared^[4] on the land south of the moshav. Flora includes Mt. Atlas mastic trees (terebinth), Valonia oaks, Palestine Oaks, Buckthorns, and Styrax officinalis.^[5]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Joseph Finklestone (4 November 1995). "OBITUARY: Rabbi Yehuda Meir Getz". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
3. Arfa, Orit (5 July 2007). "Wine in the pom of your hand". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319623237.
4. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
5. "Kerem Ben Zimra Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-09-27.