District Jerusalem Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi Population (2015) 847 Local time Friday 3:09 PM | Council Mateh Yehuda Founded by Iranian immigrants Founded 8 April 1958 | |
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Aviezer (Hebrew: אֲבִיעֶזֶר) is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located nine kilometres south-west of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 847.
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Map of Aviezer, Israel
History
The moshav was founded on 8 April 1958 by immigrants from Iran and by Cochin Jews from Kochi, being the chief ethnic constituent, and was initially named Adulam 9. It was later renamed after Aviezer Zigmond Gestetner, a former president of the Jewish National Fund in the United Kingdom. It was established on land belonging to the depopulated Arab village of Bayt Nattif.
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Aviezer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA