Sde Nahum
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| Sde Nahum | |
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| Founded | 5 January 1937 |
| Founded by | Sadeh group members |
| Region | Beit She'an Valley |
| Industries | Agriculture, manufacturing |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Website | www.sde-nahum.org.il |
Sde Nahum (Hebrew: שדה נחום, lit. Nahum Field) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Beit She'an Valley Regional Council. As of 2005, the kibbutz had a population of about 50 families and 550 people.
[edit] History
The kibbutz was founded on 5 January 1937 by members of the Sadeh group from the Mikveh Israel agricultural school, as well as immigrants from Austria, Germany and Poland. It was the third kibbutz established as part of the tower and stockade settlement movement. Intitally called Kibbutz HaSadeh, it was later renamed in honour of Nahum Sokolov, a Zionist writer.
Ruins of a 5th/6th century Byzantine church have been found in the kibbutz.
[edit] Economy
Similar to most kibbutzim, the main economic activity is agriculture-based, although it also has a factory for manufacture of plastic materials and an elderly care facility.
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