Srigim

Srigim / Li On
  • שריגים / לי און (Hebrew)
Srigim / Li On is located in Jerusalem District
Srigim / Li On
Srigim / Li On
Location within Jerusalem District
Coordinates: 31°40′39″N 34°56′7″E / 31.67750°N 34.93528°E / 31.67750; 34.93528
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1960
FounderMoshavniks
Population
 (2024)
983

Srigim (Hebrew: שריגים, lit. 'Grapevine tendrils'), also known as Li On (Hebrew: לִי אוֹן), is a community settlement in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 983. It borders the British Park forest and the biblical Elah Valley where, in the Bible, David fought Goliath.

History

The village was established in 1960 by residents of moshavim in the region on land had previously belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The name, which means grapevine tendrils, comes from the Bible: "And in the vine were three branches [שריגים]: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes" (Genesis 40:10).

In 1996 Srigim was enlarged to include 200 families who sought to turn it into an ecological village. It is home to dozens of artists and hosts an arts fair twice a year. It has a boutique winery, a microbrewery and an olive oil mill.

Srigim is the seat of a prominent Israeli legal publisher, Nevo Publishers Ltd. (nevo.co.il), a prime source for Israeli legal information.

Education

Kfar Shimon, a residential and occupational program for autistic adults, is located on the outskirts of Srigim.Kfar Shimon is named for Shimon Sachs, who headed the special education department at Tel Aviv University and founded the Ministry of Education's special education department.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Gilad, Moshe (30 July 2012). "Along the Judean hills, beer is the new wine". Haaretz. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ↑ ‘Feelings in Between’ Exhibition at Jerusalem Theater Showcases Artists With Autism
  5. ↑ Kfar Shimon
  6. ↑ Israel Revisited The Washington Post, 10 March 2007
  7. ↑ Recovered hostags laid to rest in Israel