Amirim

Amirim ( _he. אֲמִירִים, "lit." Treetops) is a moshav in the Galilee established by vegetarians. Today 150 families live on the moshav. [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847380136&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel News : Jerusalem Post Internet Edition ] ] Amirim is located 650 m. above sea level on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. It is 15 km. from Safed. [Waybackdate|site=http://www.partner.org.il/kavimut/places-amirim-0107.html|title=Place in Focus: Amirim, by Elliott Goldstein, Partnership 2000, UK|date=20070126104141]

History

Early attempts by Jewish immigrants from Morocco to establish a settlement in the 1950s were not successful. The original name was "Shefa Bet." In 1958, a group of people of various backgrounds banded together to create a moshav based on a vegetarian, vegan, and organic lifestyle and ideology. The founders of Amirim were among the pioneers of the vegetarian movement in Israel.

Economy

One of the moshav's main sources of income is tourism. The moshav runs guesthouses and restaurants featuring vegetarian and vegan food. In the early 1960s, the Jewish Agency helped 10 families build the first "zimmerim", as the guest chalets are known.

References

ee also

*Vegetarianism in Judaism

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