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Maoz Haim מָעוֹז חַיִּים‎
The main boulevard in the kibbutz, 2009
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Coordinates: 32°29′35″N 35°33′2″E / 32.49306°N 35.55056°E / 32.49306; 35.55056
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Valley of Springs
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1937
Founded by	German and Polish Jewish refugees
Population	505
Website	www.maoz.org.il

Maoz Haim (Hebrew: מָעוֹז חַיִּים, lit. Haim's Fortress) is a kibbutz in Israel. It is 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".

History

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.

Maoz Haim was established on what was traditionally land belonging to the Palestinian village of Al-Ghazzawiyya.

Landmarks

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. Zakum is the Hebrew name of the tree. This is probably the northernmost occurrence of these trees in the world.

Maoz Haim Synagogue

A 3rd-century synagogue was discovered in February 1974 during construction work near Maoz Haim. It is an unusual archaeological find in that it attests to a record of synagogue development from a time of otherwise sparse historiography, in times of anti-Judaic legislation. It is situated in a large settlement where it served as a center of worship for Jews until destruction by fire sometime in the early 7th century.

Notable people

• Asaf Lifshitz (born 1942), sculptor
• Dvora Omer (1932–2013), author
• Ilan Shiloah (born 1957), businessman

Gallery

• Maoz Haim general appearance.
• Maoz July 1937 arrival
• Maoz. 1938
• Maoz 1938, Settlement Police patrol
• Members of Kibbutz Maoz on a training field trip. 1947
• Group from Kibbutz Maoz on a trek to Kaokab, 29 November 1947
• Trek to Kaokab

See also

• Ancient synagogues in the Palestine region - covers entire Palestine region/Land of Israel
  • Ancient synagogues in Israel - covers the modern State of Israel

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 49. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
3. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
4. "Zakum (Maoz Haim) Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
5. Levine, Lee. The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years, 211
6. Levine, Lee, ed. Ancient Synagogues Revealed, 89

External links

• Official website

• Valley of Springs Regional Council
• German-Jewish culture in Israel
• Kibbutzim
• Kibbutz Movement
• Populated places established in 1937
• Nature reserves in Israel
• Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
• Polish-Jewish culture in Israel
• 1937 establishments in Mandatory Palestine