Bnei Re'em
בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם‎
Bnei Re'em is located in Central Israel
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em is located in Israel
Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em
Coordinates: 31°46′12″N 34°47′26″E / 31.77000°N 34.79056°E / 31.77000; 34.79056
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilNahal Sorek
AffiliationPoalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded1949
Founded byEastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,416

Bnei Re'em (Hebrew: בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם, lit. Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,416.[1]

Etymology

The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[2] "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.

History

Bnei Re'em was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[3] Until a pump was installed that worked on an automated sabbath clock, an Arab family that lived in the area served as a Sabbath Goy.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Avrahami, Reli; Avrahami, Avner (March 25, 2011). "Family Affair: The Speyers of Bnei Re'em". Haaretz. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 125. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ↑ Júlia Todolí Rosana Dolón (2008) Analysing Identities in Discourse, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p102 ISBN 90-272-2719-5
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