Tkuma, Israel

Tkuma
Hebrew	תקומה
Founded	5-6 October, 1946
Founded by	Eastern European Jews
Council	Sdot Negev
Region	North-western Negev
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Coordinates	31°27′4.32″N 34°32′42″E
Tkuma

Tkuma (Hebrew: תְּקוּמָה‎‎, lit. Resurrection) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located north-west of Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 514.

History

Tkuma was established as a kibbutz on the night of 5 and 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev at a location around a mile from the present site. The first residents were immigrants from Eastern Europe who survived the Holocaust. Its name reflects the resurrection of Israel.^{[citation needed]}

In 1949 the village moved to its present location near the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Muharraqa. According to Morris, Tkuma is near the Al-Muharraqa site, but according to Khalidi, Tkuma, although only 2 km west of the Al-Muharraqa site, is actually on land which formally belonged to the city of Gaza.

In the 1950s the moshav was joined by more immigrants from Eastern Europe and Tunisia.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Since the 1990s, fish-farming has been an important economic branch. The sale of fresh fish to banquet halls and restaurants in the northern Negev has provided income for seven families.

Terrorism

Located 5 kilometers from Gaza, and on land belonging to Gaza town, the moshav has suffered damage from rockets launched by Hamas militants.

References

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. 

External links

• Tkuma Negev Information Centre