Nir Etzion
Nir Etzion
נִיר עֶצִיוֹן | |
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| Etymology: Etzion Meadow | |
  Nir Etzion | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′52″N 34°59′37″E / 32.69778°N 34.99361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Refugees from Gush Etzion and Holocaust survivors |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,010 |
| Website | www.nirezion.com |
Nir Etzion (Hebrew: נִיר עֶצִיוֹן, lit. 'Etzion Meadow') is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, at the foot of Mount Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,010.[1]
History
[edit]The village was established in 1950 as a kibbutz by refugees from Kfar Etzion and Be'erot Yitzhak (which had been captured by the Jordanian and Egyptian armies during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War) as well as Holocaust survivors and members of the Ahdut and Tikva kvutzot on land that had belonged to the newly depopulated Palestinian village Ayn Hawd.[2] It was affiliated with Hapoel HaMizrachi.[3]
In 1953 it converted to a moshav shitufi.[3]
"Ateret Yitzhak" Synagogue
[edit]The synagogue is named in honor of Isaac Wolfson, a generous donor who contributed significantly to the construction of public buildings in the moshav. Designed by local resident Hanoch Achiman, it combines traditional elements with a sense of simplicity. The Torah ark's Parochet is embroidered with three symbols, each representing an important chapter in the moshav's history: the Holocaust, the destruction of Kfar Etzion, and the settlement on Mount Carmel. Unlike other religious kibbutzim, the community in Nir Etzion prays according to Nusach Sefard, continuing the practices that were once followed in Kfar Etzion.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 151. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ a b Nir Etzion - from kibbutz to moshav Davar, 8 June 1953
- ^ "בית הכנסת - ניר עציון- קהילנט". www.nirezion.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Hebrew)
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