- Sde Nahum
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Sde Nahum
foundation =5 January 1937
founded_by = Sadeh group members
region =Beit She'an Valley
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.sde-nahum.org.il/index_en.html www.sde-nahum.org.il]Sde Nahum ( _he. שדה נחום, lit. "Nahum Field") is a
kibbutz in theBeit She'an Valley in northernIsrael . Located around 4 km northwest ofBeit She'an , it falls under the jurisdiction ofBeit She'an Valley 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 fromAustria ,Germany andPoland . It was the third kibbutz established as part of thetower and stockade settlement movement. Intitally called Kibbutz HaSadeh, it was later renamed in honour ofNahum 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.External links
* [http://www.sde-nahum.org.il/index_en.html Official website]
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