Gevim
Kibbutz in southern Israel
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::summary Kibbutz in southern Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Israel village"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gevim |
| hebname | גבים |
| arname | جيفيم |
| image | Image:Gevim2.jpg |
| founded | 1947 |
| founded_by | Palmach members |
| district | south |
| council | Sha'ar HaNegev |
| affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel ashkelon |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Gevim |hebname=גבים |arname=جيفيم | image = Image:Gevim2.jpg | founded = 1947 | founded_by = Palmach members | district = south | council = Sha'ar HaNegev | affiliation = Kibbutz Movement | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes = | pushpin_map=Israel ashkelon |pushpin_mapsize=250 |coordinates = | website =
Gevim (, lit. Cisterns) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern Negev desert near Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was established in 1947 under the name Sde Akiva. The founding members were from the Palmach and had previously been members of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed. It served as a headquarters for the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and was later renamed Gevim. File:, גבים - ישוב חדש בנגב-JNF040387.jpeg|Gevim. 28 August 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - ביום העליה ל"שדה עקיבא", בנגב-JNF040323.jpeg|Sde Akiva Aliyah 28 August 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - חברי קבוצת גבים במסיבת ייסוד ישובם "שדה עקיבא"-JNF040320.jpeg|Sde Akiva founders 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - בבוקר העליה , ישוב חדש בנגב. דוד לאספקת מים מובא למחנה.-JNF040322.jpeg|Sde Akiva water tank August 1947 File:Gevim iii.jpg|Kibbutz Gevim. 1948 File:Gevim ii.jpg|Members of Yiftach Brigade at Gevim. 1948 File:Gevim.jpg|Water supply, Gevim 1948 During the 2000s, the kibbutz suffered from the repeating Qassam rocket attacks, with damage to buildings and minor injuries to residents. Based on an interview with the community manager of the kibbutz, the Goldstone Report on the Gaza conflict stated that sixty percent of the kibbutz children received psychological counselling.
Economy
In addition to agriculture, the kibbutz has a plastics factory. Poleg Plastic Industries operates two plants, one on the kibbutz and the other in Leipzig, Germany. The company is jointly owned by Kibbutz Gevim and Poli-Film Group, a private German company.
The kibbutz is located near Sha'ar HaNegev school and Sapir Academic College.
References
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=OsM94e1GHxAC&dq=kibbutz+gevim&pg=PA273 The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict]
- [http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000368750 Terror takes its toll as Kibbutz Gevim's Poleg looks to add a new line, but not in Israel] Globes
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