Maoz Haim
Maoz Haim
מָעוֹז חַיִּים | |
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| Etymology: Haim's Fortress | |
  Maoz Haim  Maoz Haim | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′34.94″N 35°33′2.31″E / 32.4930389°N 35.5506417°ECoordinates: 32°29′34.94″N 35°33′2.31″E / 32.4930389°N 35.5506417°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Founded by | German and Polish Jewish refugees |
| Population (2019)[1] | 469 |
| Website | www |
Maoz Haim (Hebrew: מָעוֹז חַיִּים, lit. Haim's Fortress) is a kibbutz in Israel. Located adjacent to the Jordan River in the Beit She'an valley and falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 469.[1] Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz also has a plastics factory, "Poliraz". Maoz Haim was built on what was the traditional village land of Al-Ghazzawiyya.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The kibbutz was established in 1937 by immigrants from Poland and Germany and was named after Haim Shturman, a member of the Hagana, who was killed there in 1938.cn
Maoz Haim was established on what was traditionally land belonging to the Palestinian village of Al-Ghazzawiyya.[2]
Zakum nature reserve[edit]
South of the kibbutz is a small (11 dunam) nature reserve of Balanites aegyptiaca trees, called the Hurshat Zakum (Maoz Haim) reserve, declared in 1968.[3] Zakum is the Hebrew name of the tree. This is probably the northernmost occurrence of these trees in the world.[4]
Notable residents[edit]
- Chava Birnbaum (born as Helene Jerusalem 1923), granddaughter of the Austrian-Jewish philosopher, progressive educationalist and pacifist Wilhelm Jerusalem
- Dvora Omer (born 1932), author
- Ilan Shiloah (born 1957), businessman
Archaeological Excavations[edit]
- See article on Maoz Haim Synagogue.
Gallery[edit]
Maoz July 1937 arrival
Maoz. 1938
Maoz 1938, Settlement Police patrol
Maoz 1946
Members of Kibbutz Maoz on a training field trip. 1947
Group from Kibbutz Maoz on a trek to Kaokab, 29 November 1947
Trek to Kaokab
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 49. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Zakum (Maoz Haim) Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
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