Shefayim
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| Founded | 1935 | |
| Council | Hof HaSharon | |
| Region | Sharon plain | |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement | |
| Coordinates | 32°13′0.84″N 34°49′28.55″E / 32.2169°N 34.8245972°ECoordinates: 32°13′0.84″N 34°49′28.55″E / 32.2169°N 34.8245972°E | |
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| Website | www.shefayim.co.il | |
Shefayim (Hebrew: שְׁפָיִים, lit. Barren Heights) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located 17 km north of Tel Aviv along the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 1,000.
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[edit] History
The kibbutz was established in 1935, with its name taken from Isaiah 41:18: "God: "I will make rivers flow on barren heights."" During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, it took in the refugees from kibbutz Beit HaArava.
In 2012 IBM acquired New York- and Shefayim-based mobile application developer Worklight Ltd., founded in 2006 by Shahar Kaminitz, formerly of Amdocs.[1]
[edit] Notable residents
- Orit Noked, member of the Knesset
[edit] References
- ^ "IBM acquires mobile app co Worklight for $50-60m". Globes. 31 January 2012. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000720723. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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