Neot Mordechai ( he, נְאוֹת מָרְדְּכַי) 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 northern

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. Located in the Upper Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Upper Galilee Regional Council The Upper Galilee Regional Council ( he, מוֹעָצָה אֲזוֹרִית הַגָּלִיל הַעֶלְיוֹן, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit HaGalil HaElyon'') is a regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region, bordered by the Mevo'ot Ha ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The kibbutz was established on 2 November 1946 by Jewish

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from

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and

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. It was named in honour of Mordechai Rozovsky, a

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activist in

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. File:נאות מרדכי - בערב העליה לנאות מרדכי, בנין גשר ארעי מעל הירדן-JNF034237.jpeg, Neot Mordechai building access bridge across

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

1946 File:נאות מרדכי - מראה נאות מרדכי מפאת מערבי צפוני-JNF034246.jpeg, Neot Mordechai 1947 File:נאות מרדכי - אסיפת חברי נאות מרדכי בהשתתפות חלוצי ארגנטינה.-JNF045237.jpeg, Neot Mordechai members 1947 File:נאות מרדכי - משתלה.-JNF045236.jpeg, Neot Mordechai 1947

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

External links

Official website

Teva Sport Sandals
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