Tal Shahar
Encyclopedia
Tal Shahar is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located near Gederot , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
. According to the 2009 census it had a population of 1,057.
The village was established in 1948 by immigrants
from Greece
, Poland
and Turkey
. It was named after Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
(Morgenthau is German
for Morning Dew) The village itself was founded in order to protect the line of trafic to Jerusalem, as well as to other cities and is therefore located at a very central spot in Israel.
Although the original founders were from Greece, Poland and Turkey, many of them moved out. Today, Tal Shahar's population is consisting of people from over 10 different origins, most common of which are (besides the first three) Yemenite, Romanian, Persian and Moroccan.
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
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Gederot , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is a regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel. In 2008 it was home to 36,200 people.The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah, according to the Bible.-Places and...
. According to the 2009 census it had a population of 1,057.
The village was established in 1948 by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and 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...
. It was named after Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr. was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He played a major role in designing and financing the New Deal...
(Morgenthau is German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for Morning Dew) The village itself was founded in order to protect the line of trafic to Jerusalem, as well as to other cities and is therefore located at a very central spot in Israel.
Although the original founders were from Greece, Poland and Turkey, many of them moved out. Today, Tal Shahar's population is consisting of people from over 10 different origins, most common of which are (besides the first three) Yemenite, Romanian, Persian and Moroccan.