Meiron was a Palestinian village, located 5 kilometers west of Safad. Associated with the ancient Canaanite city of Merom, excavations at the site have found extensive remains from the Hellenistic and
Jewish pilgrims in Meiron, c. 1920.
Jewish pilgrims on the way to Meiron, c. 1920.
bar Yochai celebrations, Meiron, 25 May 1927
Meron or Meiron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Meiron
…between Arabs and Jews. The village was depopulated in two phases during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. In 1949, demobilized soldiers founded the moshav of Meron in the region. Archaeological excavation on Mount Meron started in the 1920s. Substantial remains from the Roman period were found but only meager…
The synagogue of Moshav Meron
Meandering brook in the Meron valley
Ruins of the 2nd century synagogue at Meron