Bnei Atarot

Bnei Atarot (Hebrew: בְּנֵי עֲטָרוֹת, lit. Sons of Atarot) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Yehud, around 15 kilometres east of Tel Aviv, it is situated in fertile plains at the eastern rim of Tel Aviv metropolitan area next to Ben Gurion Airport and falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 960.[1]

Bnei Atarot
בְּנֵי עֲטָרוֹת‎
Bnei Atarot is located in Central Israel
Bnei Atarot
Bnei Atarot
Bnei Atarot is located in Israel
Bnei Atarot
Bnei Atarot
Coordinates: 32°1′24″N 34°54′49″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1948
Founded byFormer residents of Atarot
Population
 (2021)[1]
960
Websitewww.bneiatarot.org

History

During the Ottoman period, the lands of the future Bnei Atarot 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]

Bnei Atarot is located on the site of the Templer colony of Wilhelma, established in 1902, and named in honour of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. During World War II, German settlers in Mandatory Palestine were arrested as enemy nationals and deported by the British.[3]

After the war ended, a new settlement was established by former residents of the abandoned moshav of Atarot, which had been destroyed by the Arab Legion, from which it took its name,[4] as well as others from Nehalim in the Upper Galilee and Be'erot Yitzhak in the Negev. It remained a farming community and most of the original houses were preserved. The community is centered along the main road.

The proximity of Tel Aviv metropolitan area has led to suburbanization and the rural character of the village gradually decreased. In the late 1990s a new residential neighborhood was built on the northeastern edge of the moshav, consisting of private homes. Recently, the proximity of Ben Gurion Airport has led to some residents being evacuated due to noise concerns.[5]

Notable residents

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  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. Schwartz, Adi (January 20, 2008). "The nine lives of the Lorenz Cafe". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. So the name's source of both moshavim derives from biblical Atarot mentioned in Joshua 16:2.
  5. "IAA to evacuate Bnei Atarot residents affected by Ben-Gurion noise". Iema.net. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
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