Erez ( he, אֶרֶז, ) is a
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
in southwestern
Israel. Located just north of the
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...
, it is the namesake of the nearby
Erez Crossing.
The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950, where it was built at the site of the
depopulated Palestinian Arab village of
Dimra. In 2019, it had a population of 558.
Located in the northwestern
Negev around south of the coastal city of
Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of the
Shaʽar HaNegev Regional Council.
History
Erez is named after the first group that settled the
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
, who were members of the
Noar HaOved from
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
. They originally settled in the area of
Or HaNer
Or HaNer ( he, אוֹר הַנֵּר, ''lit.'' Light of the Candle) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Its name is taken f ...
in 1949; however, in 1950, they were resettled in its current location at the site of
Dimra, a former
Arab village of
British Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...
.
Economy
The
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
has three main industries: agriculture (arable and fruit farming as well as
animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...
), manufacturing (Erez Thermoplastics Products manufactures plastic-covered materials), and
research and development
Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...
.
See also
*
Erez Crossing, a border crossing point between Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip
References
External links
Official website
{{Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
Populated places established in 1949
Populated places established in 1950
Gaza envelope
Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
1949 establishments in Israel
1950 establishments in Israel