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Beit Zayit (, ''lit.'' House of Olives) is a moshav in Israel located seven kilometres west of Jerusalem. Beit Zayit is under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007, it had a population of 1,300. The village was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia, Romania and Hungary. Later, ''olim'' from Yemen and Egypt also settled in the village. The economy was based on fruit orchards, vegetables, poultry and other farm products.〔(Beit Zayit, Jewish Virtual Library )〕 Beit Zayit lies on the edge of the Jerusalem Forest and operates a public swimming pool. Nearby is the Ein Kerem dam, built to store winter flood waters.〔 A village named Beit Zayit is mentioned in the book of the Maccabees, but it is believed to have been further north, possibly at the site of the Palestinian Christian town of Bir Zeit, north of Ramallah.〔 Dinosaur footprints, probably of Struthiomimus,〔(Khalaf-von Jaffa, Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2006). Ornithomimid Dinosaur Tracks from Beit Zeit, West of Jerusalem, Palestine. ) Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. Number 56, August 2006. pp. 1–7.〕 were discovered in Beit Zayit are on display at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.〔(Kids love Israel, Israel loves kids: a travel guide for families, Barbara Sofer )〕 With the expansion of the moshav in the late 1990s, including the purchase of land by newcomers and renovation of old homes, Beit Zayit has become a trendy alternative to living in Jerusalem.〔(Posh Israeli suburb grows out of a farming co-op )〕 Notable residents include artist Beni Gassenberg. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beit Zayit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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