Tzur Moshe
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Tzur Moshe is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council
. In 2007 it had a population of 2,400.
The village was founded on 13 September 1937 by a group of 20 immigrants
from Greece
as part of the tower and stockade
settlement programme. It was named after Moshe Kofinas, a Greek MP and president of the National Zionist Organisation in the country who had funded the purchase of part of the land (funds were also offered by the Carasso family from Thessaloniki
), as well as for the Hasmonean
city of Tzuran which was located in the area.
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 in the Sharon plain near Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
, 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 2007 it had a population of 2,400.
The village was founded on 13 September 1937 by a group of 20 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....
as part of the tower and stockade
Tower and stockade
Tower and stockade was a settlement method used by Zionist settlers in the British Mandate of Palestine during the 1936–39 Arab revolt, when the establishment of new Jewish settlements was restricted by the Mandatory authorities...
settlement programme. It was named after Moshe Kofinas, a Greek MP and president of the National Zionist Organisation in the country who had funded the purchase of part of the land (funds were also offered by the Carasso family from Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
), as well as for the Hasmonean
Hasmonean
The Hasmonean dynasty , was the ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during classical antiquity. Between c. 140 and c. 116 BCE, the dynasty ruled semi-autonomously from the Seleucids in the region of Judea...
city of Tzuran which was located in the area.