Neot Mordechai

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Neot Mordechai
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Neot Mordechai is located in Northeast Israel
Neot Mordechai
Neot Mordechai
Coordinates: 33°9′35.77″N 35°35′48.08″E / 33.1599361°N 35.5966889°E / 33.1599361; 35.5966889Coordinates: 33°9′35.77″N 35°35′48.08″E / 33.1599361°N 35.5966889°E / 33.1599361; 35.5966889
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilUpper Galilee
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded2 November 1946
Founded byCzechoslovak, German and Austrian Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
620
Websitewww.neot.org.il

Neot Mordechai (Hebrew: נְאוֹת מָרְדְּכַי) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 620.[1]

History[]

The kibbutz was established on 2 November 1946 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Germany and Austria. It was named in honour of Mordechai Rozovsky, a Zionist activist in Argentina.

  • Neot Mordechai building access bridge across Jordan River 1946

  • Neot Mordechai 1947

  • Neot Mordechai members 1947

  • Neot Mordechai 1947

Economy[]

Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz is the home of Teva Naot, which is a shoe factory with many branches all over Israel and some selling overseas.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links[]

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