Bar Giora

For the Jewish self-defense organization, see Bar-Giora (organization).

Place in Jerusalem, Israel

Bar Giora

בר גיורא
بار جيورا

Bar Giora

Coordinates: 31°43′46″N 35°4′20″E﻿ / ﻿31.72944°N 35.07222°E﻿ / 31.72944; 35.07222
Country| Israel
District| Jerusalem
Council| Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation| Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded| 18 October 1950
Founded by| Yemenite Jews
Population

(2022)[1]

| 725

Bar Giora (Hebrew: בַּר גִּיּוֹרָא) is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 725.[1]

## History

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The village was initially founded by the Herut movement on 18 October 1950 by immigrants from Yemen, and was first named Allar-Bet, later to be called Ramat Shimon.[2] It was established on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Allar, which became depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It is situated northeast of the Allar village site.[3]

Bar Giora "Beit Haam"

The village was also called Eitanim, until residents eventually settled on the name Bar-Giora, after Simon Bar Giora. The Yemenite immigrants, dissatisfied with conditions in their new village, abandoned the village after a short stint of 2–3 years, and in 1954 the village was resettled by immigrants from Morocco.[citation needed]

## Attractions

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The village is home to the Sea Horse and Bar Giora wineries.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ Herut (newspaper), issues: 20 October 1950, page 8 (Hebrew); 3 December 1951, page 2 (Hebrew)
3. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 266\. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
4. ^ Gilad, Moshe (11 November 2013). "How Israeli Wine Caught Up to France, Italy and California". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. ^ "Bar Giora Winery – A Visit and Tasting Notes | Israeli Wines – Pride of Israel". winesisrael.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

## External links

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