Tzafririm ( he, צַפְרִירִים, , Zephyrs) is a
moshav in central Israel. Located near
Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 1958 by
immigrants
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...
from
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, Iran, Iraq and India on land that had belonged to the depopulated
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
village of
'Ajjur.
Notable residents
*
Aarele Ben Arieh (Israeli artist)
Gallery
File:Giv'at Seled, near Tzafririm.jpg, A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
File:Moshav Tzafririm.jpg, Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
File:Sheep grazing against background of Moshav Tzafririm.jpg, Grazing sheep near the Moshav
File:Unknown moshav.JPG, Moshav Tzafririm
References
{{Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
1958 establishments in Israel
Indian-Jewish culture in Israel
Iranian-Jewish culture in Israel
Iraqi-Jewish culture in Israel
Moshavim
Moroccan-Jewish culture in Israel
Populated places established in 1958
Populated places in Jerusalem District