Hibat Tzion
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Kibbutz
Hibat Tzion (Template:Langx) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Hadera and covering 4,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In Template:Israel populations it had a population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations The community is mixed with religious and secular population.
History
The moshav was founded in 1933 by the "Agricultural Estate of the Russian Zionist Centre" organization. It was named after the Hovevei Zion organization (also known as Hibbat Zion in Hebrew).[1] The founders were later joined by immigrants from Central Europe.
It had the first organic Annona grove in Israel, and it remains the country's largest. It also had the country's first crematorium, which was operated by Alei Shalekhet. It was burned down by protesters in August 2007.[2]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 289.
- ↑ Crematorium burned down after Haredi paper reveals exact location Haaretz, 24 August 2007
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control