Maoz Haim
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| Coordinates: 32°29′34.94″N 35°33′2.31″E / 32.4930389°N 35.5506417°ECoordinates: 32°29′34.94″N 35°33′2.31″E / 32.4930389°N 35.5506417°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Germany and Poland |
| Population (2015) | 461 |
| Website | www.maoz.org.il |
Maoz Haim (Hebrew: מָעוֹז חַיִּים, lit. Haim's Fortress) is a kibbutz in Israel. Located adjacent to the Jordan River in the Beit She'an valley and falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 461. Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz also has a plastics factory, "Poliraz".
The kibbutz was established in 1937 by immigrants from Poland and Germany and was named after Haim Shturman, a member of the Hagana, who was killed there in 1938.
South of the kibbutz is a small (11 dunam) nature reserve of Balanites aegyptiaca trees, called the Hurshat Zakum (Maoz Haim) reserve, declared in 1968.Zakum is the Hebrew name of the tree. This is probably the northernmost occurrence of these trees in the world.
Members of Kibbutz Maoz on a training field trip. 1947
Group from Kibbutz Maoz on a trek to Kaokab, 29th November 1947
Trek to Kaokab
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