Sde Nahum

Sde Nahum
שְׂדֵה נַחוּם
Etymology: Nahum’s Field
Sde Nahum is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum is located in Israel
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum
Coordinates: 32°31′31″N 35°28′54″E / 32.52528°N 35.48167°E / 32.52528; 35.48167
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilValley of Springs
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded5 January 1937
Founded bySadeh group members
Population
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1,078
Websitewww.sde-nahum.org.il

Sde Nahum (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נַחוּם, 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 Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,078.[1]

History

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The nearby Palestinian village of Saffuriya had been almost emptied of its 4000 inhabitants in July 1948. By early January, 1949, about 500 villagers had filtered back, but "neighbouring settlements coveted Saffuriya lands". The "Northern Front" ordered their eviction, which was carried out the 7th of January 1949. The Saffuriya land was then distributed to its neighbouring Jewish settlements.[2]

In February 1949, 1,500 Dunams of Saffuriya land was given to Sde Nahum.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. pp. 516, 517. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  3. ^ Gregersen, Erik (November 16, 2018). "Arieh Warshel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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