Kerem Ben Zimra
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Kerem Ben Zimra is a moshav
near Safed
in the Upper Galilee
in northern Israel
. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council
.
The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar
on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey
, to whom immigrants were added from Romania
and Morocco
. 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.
The moshav is named after Rabbi David Ben Zimra, who was buried with his father Yosef near the moshav.
nature reserve was declared on the land south of the moshav. Flora includes Mt. Atlas mastic tree
s, Valonia oaks
, Palestine Oaks, Buckthorn
s, and Styrax
officinalis.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
near Safed
Safed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
in the Upper Galilee
Upper Galilee
The Upper Galilee is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council
Merom HaGalil Regional Council
The Merom HaGalil Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950...
.
The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar
Al-Ras al-Ahmar
Al-Ras al-Ahmar was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948 by the Sheva' Brigade during Operation Hiram. It was located 8.5 km north of Safad....
on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, to whom immigrants were added from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
and the first rabbi of the Western Wall
Western Wall
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount...
in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav.
The moshav is named after Rabbi David Ben Zimra, who was buried with his father Yosef near the moshav.
Kerem Ben Zimra nature reserve
In 1968 a 68-dunamDunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
nature reserve was declared on the land south of the moshav. Flora includes Mt. Atlas mastic tree
Pistacia atlantica
Pistacia atlantica is a species of pistachio tree known by the English common name Mt. Atlas mastic tree and as the Persian turpentine tree. In Iran it is called baneh. In the Canary Islands is known as Almacigo. Betoum is called in Arabic.- Overview :It is a tree of the genus Pistacia. It is a...
s, Valonia oaks
Quercus macrolepis
Quercus macrolepis, the Valonia oak, is a tree in the family Fagaceae.It is found in the Southern Mediterranean, in the Balkans including the Greek Islands, in Morocco, and in Asia Minor.-Description:...
, Palestine Oaks, Buckthorn
Buckthorn
The Buckthorns are a genus of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall , in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae...
s, and Styrax
Styrax
Styrax is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern and southeastern Asia, but also crossing the equator in South America...
officinalis.