01 February 2017 Published in Shavei Zion

The Gardens of Shavei Zion

The garden of Judith and Leopold Marx in Shavei Zion
The garden of Judith and Leopold Marx in Shavei Zion

Judy Temime is Shavei Zion's town archivist and regularly writes on different topics from Shavei Zion's history. You can now read these reports in English on the website of the Former Rexingen Synagogue. Judy Temime was born and raised in the USA.

This article from 2015 is about the gardens of Shavei Zion. In Israel, Shavei Zion has been famously known as "the green settlement" because it has set an example by incorporating hedges, trees, and gardens into its city planning.

The author describes the basic thoughs behind laying out gardens and the development of "green" Shavei Zion.

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