Regavim
| Regavim רְגָבִים | |
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  Regavim | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′26.03″N 35°2′3.83″E / 32.5238972°N 35.0343972°ECoordinates: 32°31′26.03″N 35°2′3.83″E / 32.5238972°N 35.0343972°E | |
| Council | Menashe |
| Region | Sharon plain |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founded by | Habonim Dror members |
| Name meaning | Clods |
| Website | kibbutzregavim.blogspot.com |
Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים, is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 270.
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.”[1]
The village was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement. In 1949 it moved to its current location on land which had formerly belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Qannir.
References
- ↑ Traiman, Alex (9 June 2013). "NGO counters illegal Palestinian and Arab building amid global focus on Jewish construction". JNS News Service. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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- Kibbutz website (Hebrew)
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