Giv'ot Zaid () was a

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in northern

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History

The kibbutz was established in 1943,Abraham Turai (1947) ''The Emek Jezreel and the Beisan Valley'', p80 to the north of the former home of

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(from whom it took its name), who was murdered in 1938.The Jerusalem Post Literary Quarterly
, Fall 2003 The founders were made up of members of the ''Yerushalayimi''

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organised by Yohanan Zaïd, graduates of

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organised by Yiftah Zaïd, and immigrants from

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and

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. By 1947 it had 135 members, with 2,300 dunams being cultivated. In 1950 the kibbutz was dissolved due to disagreements between the residents. In 1951, some of them established the village of Beit Zaid on the site of Zaïd's residence. In 1960 a centre for adults with special needs, Kfar Tikvah was founded on the site of Givat Zaid.

References

{{Authority control Former kibbutzim Populated places established in 1943 1943 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Jezreel Valley Regional Council 1950 disestablishments in Israel