Hemed (Hebrew: חֶמֶ"ד, lit.'Grace') is a national religious moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Or Yehuda, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,360.[1]

Hemed
חמ"ד
Entrance to moshav Hemed
Entrance to moshav Hemed
Hemed is located in Central Israel
Hemed
Hemed
Hemed is located in Israel
Hemed
Hemed
Coordinates: 32°1′6″N 34°50′29″E / 32.01833°N 34.84139°E / 32.01833; 34.84139
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilSdot Dan
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Founded byDemobbed soldiers
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,360
Websitehemed.net

History edit

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]

The village was founded in 1950 by demobilised soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces who were immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania. Its name is an acronym for Hayilim Meshuhrarim Datiyim (Hebrew: חֲייִלִים מְשֻׁוחְרֲרִים דָּתִיִּים, lit. Demobilised Religious Soldiers). The residents initially worked in agriculture, but today much of the moshav's land is rented out for warehouses and industrial buildings.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.

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