Beit Meir

Beit Meir
Etymology: House of Meir
Beit Meir is located in Jerusalem District
Beit Meir
Beit Meir
Location within Jerusalem District
Beit Meir is located in Israel
Beit Meir
Beit Meir
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°47′38″N 35°02′14″E / 31.79389°N 35.03722°E / 31.79389; 35.03722
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Population
 (2024)
678

Beit Meir (Hebrew: בית מאיר, lit. 'House of Meir') is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678.

History

Beit Meir was established in 1950, on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Bayt Mahsir. It was named after Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan.

Landmarks

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 277, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  4. ↑ Meir Bar-Ilan (1880-1949) Archived 2019-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Agency for Israel
  5. ↑ "From Shoeva Junction to the Masrek Nature Reserve" at KKL/JNF website. Re-accessed 14 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  7. ↑ Official website: "Rebbeim" (faculty). Accessed 14 May 2024.