- Amirim
Amirim ( _he. אֲמִירִים, "lit." Treetops) is a
moshav in theGalilee 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 theSea of Galilee . It is 15 km. fromSafed . [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 fromMorocco 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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