Tzafririm

Tzafririm
Tzafririm
Coordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°E / 31.6603972; 34.94250Coordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°E / 31.6603972; 34.94250
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1958
Founded by	Indian and North African Jews

Tzafririm (Hebrew: צַפְרִירִים‎, lit. Zephyrs) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 307.

The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from North Africa and India.

Tzafririm is located allegedly on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.^[1]

References

↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Harel Kiryat Anavim Ma'ale HaHamisha Nahshon Netiv HaLamed-Heh Ramat Rachel Tzora Tzova

Moshavim	Aderet Agur Aminadav Aviezer Bar Giora Beit Zayit Beit Meir Beit Nekofa Bekoa Eshtaol Even Sapir Gefen Giv'at Ye'arim Givat Yeshayahu Kfar Uria Ksalon Luzit Mevo Beitar Mata Mahsia Mesilat Zion Naham Nehusha Nes Harim Neve Ilan Neve Michael Ora Ramat Raziel Sdot Micha Sho'eva Shoresh Ta'oz Tal Shahar Tarum Tirosh Tzafririm Tzelafon Yad HaShmona Yish'i Zanoah Zekharia

Community settlements	Gizo Motza Illit Nataf Srigim Tzur Hadassah

Arab villages	Ein Naqquba Ein Rafa

Other villages	Deir Rafat Ein Kerem Agricultural School Eitanim Givat Shemesh Kfar Zoharim Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village Neve Shalom Yedida

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