Regavim

Regavim
Etymology: Clods
Regavim is located in Haifa region of Israel
Regavim
Regavim
Location within Haifa region of Israel
Coordinates: 32°31′26″N 35°2′4″E / 32.52389°N 35.03444°E / 32.52389; 35.03444
Country Israel
DistrictHaifa
SubdistrictHadera
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1947
FounderItalian and Algerian Habonim Dror members
Population
 (2024)
671
Websitewww.regavim.co.il

Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 671.

Etymology

The name Regavim is taken from the Hebrew word 'regev', meaning a very small piece of land or patch of soil, a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, "dunam by dunam, regev by regev."

History

The kibbutz group was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement. They first settled on the land of the depopulated village of al-Butaymat in July 1948, (of which 55 percent of the land was already owned by Jews in 1945), before moving to the land of another depopulated Palestinian village, Qannir, in 1949.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ אודות Regavim
  3. ↑ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx, settlement #15, July, 1948. Moved to the land of Qannir in 1949. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  4. ↑ "Village statistics, April, 1945". The National Library of Israel. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 181. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.