Magshimim

Not to be confused with Ramat Magshimim.

Magshimim מַגְשִׁימִים‎
Magshimim
Coordinates: 32°2′47″N 34°54′2″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1949
Founded by	Demobbed IDF soldiers
Population  (2022)[1]	1,091

Magshimim (Hebrew: מַגְשִׁימִים, lit. 'Dream fulfillers') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,091.^[1]

History

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area of Magshimim belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.^[2]

The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers on land that had previously belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-'Abbasiyya, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^[3] They were later joined by immigrants from Germany, Iraq and Poland.^[4]

Economy

Amongst other things, the moshav's economy is built on flower exports and manufacturing printers.^[5]

Notable residents

See also: Category:People from Magshimim

• Ben Zhairi, footballer
• Liroy Zhairi, footballer

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
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. 235. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
4. Settlements in Drom HaSharon Drom HaSharon Regional Council
5. Kornit Introduces Mid-Level Direct-to-Garment Printer, Water-Based Inks Business Exchange, 18 August 2006