Amirim

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Amirim is a cooperative moshav in the Galilee, Israel populated entirely by vegetarians and vegans. Today about 150 families live there.[1]Amirim is located 650 m. above sea level on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. It is 15 km. from Safed.[2]

The founders of Amirim (lit. Treetops) were among the pioneers of the vegetarian movement in Israel.[1]

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[edit] 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 Holocaust survivors banded together to create a moshav based on vegetarian ideology.

[edit] Economy

The main economic branch is tourism. The moshav runs guesthouses and restaurants featuring vegetarian and vegan food.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Israel News : Jerusalem Post Internet Edition
  2. ^ Place in Focus: Amirim, by Elliott Goldstein, Partnership 2000, UK at the Internet Archive

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