Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Region | Beit She'an Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 5 January 1937 |
| Founded by | Sadeh group members |
| Website | http://www.sde-nahum.org.il |
Sde Nahum (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Nahum Field) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. As of 2005, the kibbutz had a population of about 50 families and 550 people.
History
The kibbutz was founded on 5 January 1937 by members of the Sadeh group from the Mikveh Israel agricultural school, as well as immigrants from Austria, Germany and Poland. It was the third kibbutz established as part of the tower and stockade settlement movement. Initially called Kibbutz HaSadeh, it was later renamed in honour of Nahum Sokolov, a Zionist writer.
Ruins of a 5th–6th century Byzantine church have been found in the kibbutz.
Economy
Similar to most kibbutzim, the main economic activity is agriculture-based, although it also has a factory for manufacture of plastic materials and an elderly care facility.
Notable Residents
- Arieh Warshel - Nobel Prize winning-chemist (2013) and professor at the University of Southern California was born in Sde Nahum in 1937.