For the neighborhood in Jerusalem known as "Geulim", see Baka

Baka, Jerusalem

Baka , , is a neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, Israel. The neighborhood is bounded by Talpiot to the south, Mekor Chaim to the west, the Greek Colony and German Colony to the northwest, and Abu Tor to the east.-History:...

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Geulim is a moshav

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...

 in central Israel

Israel

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. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya

Netanya

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council

Lev HaSharon Regional Council

Lev HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon and Northern Sharon regional councils, and covers 18 villages with a total area of 57,000 dunams and a population of 13,600.It borders Hefer Valley...

. In 2006 it had a population of 774.

The village was founded on 17 November 1938 as a tower and stockade

Tower and stockade

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 settlement by immigrants

Aliyah

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 from Germany

Germany

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, and was initially named Bnei Geulim (lit. Sons of the Freed). In 1945 the residents moved to Kfar Yedidia

Kfar Yedidia

Kfar Yedidia is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 589....

, and members of the Talmon organisation of Yemen

Yemen

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ite immigrants settled in the area. They changed the name to Talmon-Geulim, and later to just Geulim.