Mazor

Mazor (Hebrew: מָזוֹר, lit. Cure) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around three kilometres south-east of Petah Tikva and covering 2,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 1,294.^[1]

History

The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary and by native-born Israelis. It was initially named Mizra Har (Hebrew: מזרע הר‎, lit. Sown Field on a Mountain), but was later renamed Mazor, a name derived from the name of the depopulated Arab village of al-Muzayri'a. Mazor's early days form the subject of a work of historical fiction, Kfar BaSfar ("A Village on the Border") by Gershon Erich Steiner, one of Mazor's founders.^[2]

Mazor was founded on land belonging both to the depopulated Arab village of Rantiya,^[3] and the western land belonging to al-Muzayri'a.^[4]

To the east of the moshav is an archaeological site, which includes a 3rd Century Roman mausoleum. The mausoleum is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof. A Byzantine-era mozaic floor was found not far from the mausoleum.

Columbarium in Mazor mausoleum

References

Coordinates: 32°3′9″N 34°55′33.95″E / 32.05250°N 34.9260972°E / 32.05250; 34.9260972