In January 1927 , the Zikhron David society , a group of 160 Orthodox Jews from the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem , established a small farming community , " Migdal Eder , " on land south of Jerusalem . The name was taken from a verse in the Bible , Genesis 35:21 , which referenced a tower by the same name . During the 1929 Palestine riots , Migdal Eder was attacked and destroyed . Residents of the neighboring Palestinian village of Beit Ummar sheltered the farmers , but they could not return to their land
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Kfar Etzion