Tel Adashim

Tel Adashim (Hebrew: תֵּל עֲדָשִׁים‎, lit. Lentils Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Nazareth and Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 1,504.[1]

Tel Adashim

תֵּל עֲדָשִׁים‎
Tel Adashim
Coordinates: 32°39′18.72″N 35°18′3.95″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1923
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,504
Name meaningLentils Hill

History

Jewish settlement began in the area in 1913 when Hashomer established Tel Adash, a settlement whose purpose was to protect the oil pipeline from Iraq to Haifa. By 1918, only two families remained.[3]

In 1921 Zionist activists completed a purchase of 22,000 dunams at Tell el-Adas from the Sursuk family of Beirut. At that time, there were 150 [Muslim] families living there.[4]

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Tal Adas had a population of 118; 98 Muslims, 16 Jews and 4 Christians.[5]

In 1923, a moshav ovdim was established on the site and was named Tel Adashim.[3]

  • Tel Adashim 1924
  • Tel Adashim 1930
  • Tel Adashim from Mizra with Mount Tabor in background 1947

Notable residents

Notable past and present residents include Rafael Eitan, Yigal Cohen, A. D. Gordon and Alexander Zaïd.[3]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Tel Adashim Moshavim of Israel
  3. About Tel Adashim (in Hebrew)
  4. List of villages sold by Sursocks and their partners to the Zionists since British occupation of Palestine, evidence to the Shaw Commission, 1930
  5. Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine. p. 38.
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