Sde Nehemia
| Sde Nehemia | |
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  Sde Nehemia | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′12.47″N 35°37′20.63″E / 33.1867972°N 35.6223972°ECoordinates: 33°11′12.47″N 35°37′20.63″E / 33.1867972°N 35.6223972°E | |
| Region | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Founded by | Austrian and Dutch immigrants |
Sde Nehemia (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נְחֶמְיָה, lit. Nehemia Field) is a small kibbutz in the Upper Galilee area of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council and in 2006 had a population of 429. The Jordan River originates in the kibbutz's grounds at the point where the Banias and Hasbani Rivers meet.
History
Sde Nehemia was founded in 1940 by immigrants from Austria and the Netherlands on land bought from the Arab village of al-Dawwara. It was named after the Dutch Zionist activist Nehemia De Lieme.[1] Differential salaries were implemented in 2005, thus effectively ending the kibbutz tradition of economic equality.
Economy
Located in the Hula Valley between the Golan Heights and Lebanon, Sde Nehemia and the surrounding area are Israel's most fertile, making agriculture a significant source of income. The kibbutz also has a plastics factory, "Huliot".
External links
- ↑ "Nehemia de Lieme", http://socialhistory.org/en/about/lieme
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