- 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 centralIsrael . Located in theSharon plain nearNetanya , it falls under the jurisdiction ofLev 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 thetower and stockade settlement programme. It was named afterMoshe 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 fromThessaloniki ), [ [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 theHasmonean city of Tzuran which was located in the area.References
External links
* [http://www.zurmoshe.co.il/ Village website] he icon
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