Timorim
Timorim
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Coordinates: 31°42′55″N 34°45′36″E / 31.71528°N 34.76000°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Be'er Tuvia |
Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
Founded | 1948 (original location) 1954 (current location) |
Founded by | HaNoar HaTzioni members |
Population (2022)[1] | 756 |
Website | www.timorim.org |
Timorim (Hebrew: תִּמּוֹרִים) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain around a kilometer south of the Malakhi Junction, near the town of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 756.[1]
The village also functions as a
History
The village was established in 1948 by a gar'in of youth from South Africa, Romania and Egypt from the youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni as a kibbutz on Shimron Hill in the Lower Galilee, in the area now covered by the community settlement of Timrat. It was named after a carving in the shape of a palm in the temple: 1 Kings 6:29.[2] It was built on the land belonging to the depopulated
Economy
Timorim's income in 2005 derived mainly from industry (74%), with additional 15% from agriculture and 11% from outside work of Timorim members and other sources.[5] Timorim has two industries: "Tomer Plastics" manufacturing plastic furniture for the institutional market (est. 1961–1975) and "Tomer 2000" manufacturing metal pipes (est. 1978). Agriculture includes cotton, citrus, olives, and walnuts. A dairy herd of 450 head is managed jointly with Kibbutz Hulda.
Notable residents
- Assaf Lowengart (born 1998), baseball player on Team Israel
- Michael Harris (born 1956), public policy scholar and universities executive[6]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Timorim audited financial statements for 2003-2005.
- ^ Hasade, vol. 16, booklet 12, September 1987.
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)