Beit Zera

Beit Zera
Beit Zera
Coordinates: 32°41′20.03″N 35°34′24.23″E / 32.6888972°N 35.5733972°E / 32.6888972; 35.5733972Coordinates: 32°41′20.03″N 35°34′24.23″E / 32.6888972°N 35.5733972°E / 32.6888972; 35.5733972
Council	Emek HaYarden
Region	Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	September 1927
Founded by	Austrian and German settlers
Website	www.betzera.org.il

Beit Zera (Hebrew: בֵּית זֶרַע, lit. House of Seed) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 697.

Founded in 1927 by immigrants from Austria and Germany, it was called Kfar Nathan. In 1947, it had a population of 500.^[1]

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the villagers continued their agricultural work despite shelling from Syrian and Iraqi troops as well as from the Arab Legion.^[1]

The community was established in 1921 in Petah Tikva^{[citation needed]}, and moved to the Galilee in September 1927.

References

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)
• Kibbutz Bet Zera Israeli Labor Movement