Sde Nahum

Sde Nahum (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נַחוּם‎, 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. In 2019 it had a population of 806.[1]

Sde Nahum שְׂדֵה נַחוּם‎
Sde Nahum Show map of Jezreel Valley region of Israel Sde Nahum Show map of Israel
Coordinates: 32°31′31.08″N 35°28′54.47″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Valley of Springs
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	5 January 1937
Founded by	Sadeh group members
Population  (2019)[1]	806
Name meaning	Nahum’s Field
Website	www.sde-nahum.org.il

History

Sde Nahum 1940

1947 photo of Nahum classroom from Palmach archive

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 Hebrew writer and Zionist leader. Ruins of a 5th–6th century Byzantine church has been found in the kibbutz.

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture but the kibbutz also has a factory for the 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.[2]

References

1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Gregersen, Erik (November 16, 2018). "Arieh Warshel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

External links

• Official website