Neot Mordechai Explained

Naot Mordechai
Foundation:2 November 1946
Founded By:CzechoslovakGerman and Austrian Jews
District:north
Council:Upper Galilee
Affiliation:Kibbutz Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel northeast
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:33.16°N 35.5967°W
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 it had a population of .

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. Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz is the home of Teva Naot, a shoe factory with branches all over Israel.

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