Mazor (Hebrew: מָזוֹר, lit. 'Cure') is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located in the southeastern corner of the Sharon Plain, around three kilometres south-east of Petah Tikva and covering 2,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,330.[1]
Mazor
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| Coordinates: 32°3′9″N 34°55′33.95″E / 32.05250°N 34.9260972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary and sabras |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,330 |
History
editThe moshav was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary and by native-born Israelis. It was initially named Mizra Har (Hebrew: מזרע הר, lit. Sown Field on a Mountain), a name derived from the name of the nearby depopulated Arab village of Umm-Zara, more commonly known as al-Muzayri'a. The moshav was later renamed Mazor, Hebrew for Remedy, in honor of the medicinal herb factory established there[2] by the herbalist Mordechai Klein.[3] Mazor's early days are depicted in a work of historical fiction, Kfar BaSfar ("A Village on the Border") by Gershon Erich Steiner, one of Mazor's founders.[4]
Mazor was founded on land belonging both to the depopulated Palestinian village of Rantiya,[5] and the western land belonging to al-Muzayri'a.[6]
To the east of the moshav is an archaeological site, which includes a 3rd Century Roman mausoleum. The mausoleum is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof. A Byzantine-era mosaic floor was found not far from the mausoleum.[citation needed]
Notable residents
edit- Gili Sharir (born 1999), Israeli Olympic bronze medalist judoka
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ [1] history page on the Mazor website
- ^ [2] Heb. article, "In the Grind of Medicinal Herbs", Davar 08.08.52., p.2.
- ^ About Mazor Homee
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 252. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Khalidi, p399