Hatzerim
Sign in to saveHatzerim (, lit. Farmyards) is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in Israel. It is named after the Bible (Deuteronomy 2:23), mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards as far as Gaza". It belongs to the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Key facts
- Israel village.name
- Hatzerim
- Israel village.arname
- حتسريم
- Israel village.meaning
- Farmyards
- Israel village.image
- Hatdar ochel.jpg
- Israel village.founded
- October 1946
- Israel village.founded_by
- Israeli Scouts
- Israel village.council
- Bnei Shimon
- Israel village.district
- south
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel northwest negev#Israel
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Israel village.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Israel village.website
- www.hatzerim.org.il
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Hatzerim (, lit. Farmyards) is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in Israel. It is named after the Bible (Deuteronomy 2:23), mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards as far as Gaza". It belongs to the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== The community was established in October 1946 by a young group of scouts who were then later joined by Polish-Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union; they reached Israel via Iran with the Polish Army, referred to as "The Children of Tehran" ("Dzieci Teheranu" in Polish). They then learned agriculture and military training becoming part of the Haganah ground forces. thumb|Members of the Palmach on a trek from [[Ashdot Ya'akov to Masada. Hatzerim 1947]]