Tzur Moshe

Tzur Moshe

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Tzur Moshe
foundation = 13 September 1937
founded_by = Greek immigrants
region = Sharon plain
council = Lev HaSharon
industry =
affiliation =
website = [http://www.zurmoshe.co.il/ www.zurmoshe.co.il]

Tzur Moshe ( _he. צור משה, lit. "Rock of Moshe") is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,400.

The village was founded on 13 September 1937 by a group of 20 immigrants from Greece as part of the tower and stockade settlement programme. It was named after Moshe Kofinas, a Greek MP and president of the National Zionist Organisation in the country who had funded the purchase of part of the land (funds were also offered by the Carasso family from Thessaloniki), [ [http://www.yvelia.com/kolhakehila/archive/documents/israel/gr_in_israel_001.htm#tzur%20moshe%20moshav Moshav Tzur Moshe (Kofinas) established in 1937 by Greek Zionists] Kol HaKehila, 4 August 2000] as well as for the Hasmonean city of Tzuran which was located in the area.

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* [http://www.zurmoshe.co.il/ Village website] he icon


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