HaBonim, Israel

HaBonim (Hebrew: הַבּוֹנִים, The Builders) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located 5 km south of Atlit and 3 km north of Kibbutz Nahsholim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 386.[1]

HaBonim
הַבּוֹנִים‎
Moshav HaBonim, 1950
Moshav HaBonim, 1950
HaBonim is located in Haifa region of Israel
HaBonim
HaBonim
Coordinates: 32°38′9″N 34°55′57″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1949
Founded byHaBonim movement
Population
 (2021)[1]
386
Websitewww.v-habonim.co.il

History
HaBonim was built over the ruins of historical Kafr Lam

The moshav was founded in 1949 by the HaBonim movement on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Kafr Lam. The first residents were from the United Kingdom and South Africa. It came to national prominence on 11 June 1985 due to the HaBonim disaster, in which a bus and train collided, killing 22 people, of which 19 were schoolchildren. A monument was erected at the train crossing.[2]

Landmarks
Cafarlet fortress

Located in the eastern part of the moshav grounds is the ruined medieval fortress of Cafarlet, sometimes referred to as HaBonim Fortress.

Economy

Agrekal Habonim Industries, a manufacturer of Vermiculite and Perlite, was established in 1950 based on unique technology brought to Israel by the founders of the moshav from South Africa.[3]

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 140. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Agrekal Habonim Industries
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