Havatzelet HaSharon

Moshav in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Havatzelet HaSharon

חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן‎
هفاتسيلت هشارون

Etymology: 'Rose of Sharon'

Havatzelet HaSharon

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Coordinates: 32°21′37″N 34°51′42″E﻿ / ﻿32.36028°N 34.86167°E﻿ / 32.36028; 34.86167
Country| Israel
District| Central
Council| Hefer Valley
Affiliation| Agricultural Union
Founded| 1935
Founded by| Polish immigrants
Population

(2022)[1]

| 474

Havatzelet HaSharon (Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast in the Sharon plain just north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 474.[1]

## History and etymology

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The moshav was founded in 1935 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, and was named after Lillian Freiman, the wife of Aharon (Archibald Jacob, "Archie") Freiman (for whom the adjacent moshav Bitan Aharon is named), a leader of the World Zionist Organization in Canada and an advisor to Yehoshua Hankin. The two were instrumental in raising the funds to purchase Emek Hefer (the Hefer valley) in the 1920s and to make it available for Jewish settlement.[2]

Havatzelet HaSharon is a flower mentioned in the Hebrew bible that is translated in the English bible as the Rose of Sharon. ("I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys." –Song of Songs 2:1.) The neighbouring village Shoshanat HaAmakim ("lily of the valleys") is named after the second part of this verse. It is uncertain which actual flower is referred to in the Biblical verse, with a common interpretation being a lily (and hence the connection with Mrs. Lillian Freiman), although in modern Hebrew meaning Havatzelet HaSharon is more commonly associated with the sea daffodil, a coastal plant native to the area.

## Notable people

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* Yuval Freilich (born 1995), épée fencer, 2019 European Epee Champion
* Amos Lapidot (1934–2019), Israeli fighter pilot, 10th Commander of the Israeli Air Force, and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

## References

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1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ "Lillian Freiman - Jewish First Lady of the Land." Canadian Jewish News [Toronto] 8 September 2010: B36-B38

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Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Bahan
* Ein HaHoresh
* Givat Haim (Ihud)
* Givat Haim (Meuhad)
* HaMa'apil
* HaOgen
* Ma'abarot
* Mishmar HaSharon
* Yad Hana

Moshavim|

* Ahituv
* Avihayil
* Be'erotayim
* Beit HaLevi
* Beit Herut
* Beit Yanai
* Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer
* Bitan Aharon
* Burgata
* Elyashiv
* Gan Yoshiya
* Geulei Teiman
* Givat Shapira
* Hadar Am
* Haniel
* Havatzelet HaSharon
* Herev Le'et
* Hibat Tzion
* Hogla
* Kfar Haim
* Kfar Haroeh
* Kfar Monash
* Kfar Vitkin
* Kfar Yedidia
* Mikhmoret
* Olesh
* Ometz

Community settlements|

* Bat Hefer
* Bat Hen
* Beit Hazon
* Hofit
* Shoshanat HaAmakim
* Tzukei Yam

Youth village|

* Hadassah Neurim
* Mevo'ot Yam
* Ruppin Academic Center

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel

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