Beit Elazari

Beit El'azari is a moshav in central Israel. Located three miles south of the city of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In it had a population of.

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History

It was founded in 1948 by Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, on the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Maghar. Initially named Arugot, it was later renamed Ekron HaHadasha, and finally Beit El'azari in memory of the agronomist Yitzhak Elazari Volcani, founder of modern agriculture in Israel.

Notable people

Avraham Zilberberg, MK