Regavim

This article is about an Israeli farming village. For the Israeli NGO, see Regavim (NGO).
Regavim
Hebrew: רְגָבִים
Etymology: Clods
Regavim is located in Haifa region of Israel
Regavim
Regavim
Coordinates: 32°31′26″N 35°2′4″E / 32.52389°N 35.03444°E / 32.52389; 35.03444
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1947
Founded byItalian and Algerian Habonim Dror members
Population
 (2021)[1]
528
Websitewww.regavim.co.il

Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 528.[1]

Etymology

The name Regavim is taken from the Hebrew word “regev,” meaning a very small piece of land, lit. "patch of soul," a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, "dunam by dunam, regev by regev."

History

The kibbutz group was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement.[2] They first settled on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Butaymat in July 1948,[3] before moving to the land of another depopulated Palestinian village, Qannir, in 1949.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ אודות Regavim
  3. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx, settlement #15, July, 1948. Moved to the land of Qannir in 1949. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  4. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 181. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

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