Sa'ar
| Sa'ar | ||
|
||
| Hebrew | סַעַר | |
| Name meaning | Storm | |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors | |
| Council | Mateh Asher | |
| Region | Western Galilee | |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement | |
| Coordinates | 33°1′42.6″N 35°6′34.56″E / 33.0285°N 35.1096°ECoordinates: 33°1′42.6″N 35°6′34.56″E / 33.0285°N 35.1096°E | |
 Sa'ar
|
||
Sa'ar (Hebrew: סַעַר, lit. Storm) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 403.
Contents |
[edit] History
The kibbutz was founded in 1948 by members of the Socialist-Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors.[1]
The kibbutz was established in August 1948 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village named Az-Zeeb, south of the village site.[2][3]
In August 2006, many of the kibbutz residents fled in the wake of Hezbollah rocket fire of up to 60 rockets a day. Kibbutz member David Lelchook was killed by shrapnel from a missile that hit the front yard of his home.[4]
[edit] Economy
Bermad Water Control Solutions, jointly owned with Kibbutz Evron, manufactures automatically activated hydraulic valves used in water, fuel and fire extinguishing systems.[5]
[edit] Notable residents
The kibbutz gained recognition as the farming community in which the comedian Jerry Seinfeld worked as a volunteer at the age of 16.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Kibbutz Sa'ar website
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xxi, settlement #18.
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 37.
- ^ Rocket kills American oleh at Kibbutz Sa’ar, Jerusalem Post
- ^ Bermad Water Control Solutions looking to float stock
- ^ Jerry Seinfeld show in Atlantic City
[edit] Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521009676. http://books.google.com/?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=benny+morris&q.
|
||||||||||||||
