Sde Nahum
Kibbutz in northern Israel
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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 2024 it had a population of 1,204.[1]
Sde Nahum
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| Etymology: Nahum’s Field | |
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| Coordinates: 32°31′31″N 35°28′54″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 5 January 1937 |
| Founded by | Sadeh group members |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,204 |
| Website | www.sde-nahum.org.il |
History
The nearby Palestinian village of Saffuriya had been almost emptied of its 4000 inhabitants in July 1948. By early January, 1949, about 500 villagers had filtered back, but "neighbouring settlements coveted Saffuriya lands". The "Northern Front" ordered their eviction, which was carried out the 7th of January 1949. The Saffuriya land was then distributed to its neighbouring Jewish settlements.[2]
In February 1949, 1,500 Dunams of Saffuriya land was given to Sde Nahum.[2]
Sde Nahum day of the Aliyah 1937
Sde Nahum founders 1937
Sde Nahum construction of stockade wall 1937
Sde Nahum wall construction 1937
Sde Nahum 1937
Sde Nahum 1939
Sde Nahum 1939
Sde Nahum 1940
1947 photo of Nahum classroom from Palmach archive
Notable people
- Arieh Warshel, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (2013) and professor at the University of Southern California was born in Sde Nahum in 1940[3]