Maoz Haim
Maoz Haim | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Germany and Poland |
| Population (2022)[1] | 505 |
| Website | www.maoz.org.il |
Maoz Haim (Template:Lang-he-n, 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 2022 it had a population of 505. Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz also has a plastics factory, "Poliraz".
Etymology
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.
Zakum nature reserve
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.[2] (Zakum being the Hebrew name of the tree.) This is probably the northern-most occurrence of these trees in the world.[3]
Notable residents
- 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
- See article on Maoz Haim Synagogue.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Zakum (Maoz Haim) Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
External links
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