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Karmei Yosef

Community settlement in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Karmei Yosef 31°50′54″N 34°55′13″E / 31.84833°N 34.92028°E / 31.84833; 34.92028
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Founded	1984
Founded by	Former residents of Ness Ziona and Rehovot
Population (2022)^[1]	1,781
Website	www.karmeyyosef.org

Karmei Yosef (Hebrew: כַּרְמֵי יוֹסֵף, lit. Yosef's Vineyards) is a community settlement in the Judean foothills in central Israel.^[2] Located in the Shephelah between Bet Shemesh and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,781.^[1]

History

Karmei Yosef was founded in 1984 by former residents of Ness Ziona and Rehovot, and was named after Yosef Sapir.^[3] Karmei Yosef is spread out over approx. 1640 dunams (approx. 410 acres) 200–260 meters above sea level, and borders the Ayalon Valley to the North and the Meginim Forest to the South. Karmei Yosef is situated in the midst of agricultural lands, mostly vineyards growing grapes for wine and eating, as well as fruit and olive groves, covering some 7500 dunams (roughly 1875 acres).^{[citation needed]}

Karmei Yosef is located near the ancient city of Gezer.^[4]

In July 2022 one person died when a sink hole opened up below a swimming pool.^[5]

Notable residents

Ida Nudel (born 1931), refusenik and activist
Amos Yadlin
Yuval Noah Harari

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Steinberg, Jessica (May 5, 2016). "A Home in Israel, with Eastern Influences". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ Montefiore, Adam (January 30, 2013). "Wine Talk: Heaven on Earth". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "CARMEI YOSEF – Located among the vineyards". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ Pool sinkhole victim named, as police grill owner over suspected safety failures, 21 July 2022, The Times of Israel