Neot Mordechai

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
District Northern
Council Upper Galilee
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 2 November 1946
Founded by Jewish immigrants from central Europe
Population (2017)[1] 582
Website www.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 2017 it had a population of 582.[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.

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. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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