Hatzerim


Hatzerim is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in Israel. It is named after the Bible, mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards as far as Gaza". It belongs to the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of.

History

It was established in October 1946 by a young group of scouts who were then later joined by Polish-Jewish refugees from Soviet Union who reached Israel via Iran with the Polish Army, referred to as “The Children of Tehran”. They then learned agriculture and military training becoming part of the Haganah ground forces.
on a trek from Ashdot Ya'akov to Masada. Hatzerim 1947
In the 1960s the Hatzerim Airbase was built nearby. Hatzerim is now a well developed kibbutz due to the profit of Netafim.
The kibbutz features facilities like a library, a swimming pool, a dentist, a zoo etc...

Netafim

Hatzerim was one of the first kibbutzim to break the mould from traditional agriculture and start a business. Netafim is the kibbutz business that started in 1965, that designs, manufactures and distributes irrigation systems. The business is also run with two other kibbutzim, Magal and Yiftach. There are also factories around the world, California, USA, South Africa, Western Australia and more. Netafim soon became a world leader in their field as a multinational corporation that grosses over $300 million a year.
Hatzerim also produces jojoba oil. There are fields all around the kibbutz.