Yad Rambam

Yad Rambam
יַד רַמְבַּ"ם
Yad Rambam
Coordinates: 31°53′59.27″N 34°53′58.92″E / 31.8997972°N 34.8997000°ECoordinates: 31°53′59.27″N 34°53′58.92″E / 31.8997972°N 34.8997000°E
Council Gezer
Region Shephelah
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded November 6, 1955
Founded by Moroccan immigrants
Population (2008) 1,028[1]

Yad Rambam (Hebrew: יַד רַמְבַּ"ם, lit. Rambam Memorial) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,000.

The moshav was founded on 6 November 1955 and was named after Maimonides (known in Hebrew as Rambam). Most of the founders were immigrants from Fes in Morocco.

References

  1. "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-22.