Hatzor
Hatzor Ashdod
חצור אשדוד حتسور أشدود | |
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  Hatzor Ashdod | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′20″N 34°43′13″E / 31.77222°N 34.72028°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 17 June 1946 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair |
| Population (2022)[1] | 690 |
| Website | www.hatzor.org.il |
Hatzor (Hebrew: חָצוֹר), officially Hatzor Ashdod, is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 690.[1]
Etymology
The kibbutz is named
History
Before the establishment of the kibbutz
The gar'in of the kibbutz was founded by a group of Hashomer Hatzair graduates from Mandatory Palestine who gathered at Mishmar HaEmek in 1936. It was named as Kibbutz Eretz Israeli Gimel (Gimel is the third letter of the Hebrew Alphabet).
In 1937, the members left Mishmar HaEmek and moved to
In 1941, the gari'n absorbed a group of
After the establishment of the kibbutz
On 17 June 1946, some of the members arrived at the point and established the kibbutz, which is when they renamed themselves as "Hatzor". The location chosen for the kibbutz was a naked hill, with four Arab villages surrounding it and a British airbase. Initially, the residents lived in tents and built two sheds that were used as a dining room and a barrack. In January 1947 the residents began building permanent buildings and the rest of the members of the gar'in gradually arrived at the kibbutz from Rishon LeZion until all of them arrived in November 1947.[5]
During the
The surrounding Arab villages were depopulated and their residents became refugees in the Gaza Strip. Their land was confiscated by the state of Israel and part of it was leased to the kibbutz.[5] In the 1950s, another group of Hashomer Hatzair members from France and Switzerland also joined the kibbutz.[5]
Like other kibbutzim founded by Hashomer Hatzair members, Hatzor was affiliated with the
Since the 1990s the Kibbutz has undergone changes towards privatization and abandoned many of its original collective habits. As a result of that, more than 100 new members were admitted within 7 years. A new neighborhood of 44 families, populated by those new members, has been completed in spring 2014.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 965-220-186-3
- Mapa. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ISBN 965-220-186-3(English)
- ^ a b c d e f "Hatzor (Ahsdod)" (in Hebrew). Israeli Labour Movement. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
External links
- Official website Archived 2015-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
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