Tkuma, Israel
Encyclopedia
Tkuma is a religious moshav
in southern Israel
. Located north-west of Netivot
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 514.
on the night of 5 and 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev
at a location around a mile from the present site. The first residents were immigrants
from Eastern Europe
who survived the Holocaust. Its name reflects the resurrection of Israel.
In 1949 the village moved to its present location near the site of the depopulated Palestinian
village of Al-Muharraqa
. According to Morris, Tkuma is near the Al-Muharraqa site, but according to Khalidi, Tkuma, although only 2 km west of the Al-Muharraqa site, is actually on land which formally belonged to the city of Gaza
.
In the 1950s the moshav was joined by more immigrants from Eastern Europe and Tunisia
.
, and on land belonging to Gaza town, the moshav has suffered damage from rockets launched by Hamas
militants.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in southern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located north-west of Netivot
Netivot
Netivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 26,700. It was founded in 1956 as a development town along with Sderot to the north, and Ofakim to the south...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council
Sdot Negev Regional Council
Sdot Negev Regional Council , formerly known as Azata Regional Council is a regional council in the north-western Negev desert in the South District of Israel. Established in 1951, it covers two kibbutzim, 12 moshavim and two communal settlements...
. In 2006 it had a population of 514.
History
Tkuma was established as a kibbutzKibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
on the night of 5 and 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev
11 points in the Negev
11 points in the Negev refers to a Jewish Agency plan for establishing eleven settlements in the Negev in 1946, prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.-History:...
at a location around a mile from the present site. The first residents were immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
who survived the Holocaust. Its name reflects the resurrection of Israel.
In 1949 the village moved to its present location near the site of the depopulated Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village of Al-Muharraqa
Al-Muharraqa
Al-Muharraqa was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Gaza, located east of Gaza City. The village laid on rolling terrain on the southern coastal plain of Palestine, on a bend in the wadi. It had an elevation of and a total land area of 4,855 dunams, most of which was public property,...
. According to Morris, Tkuma is near the Al-Muharraqa site, but according to Khalidi, Tkuma, although only 2 km west of the Al-Muharraqa site, is actually on land which formally belonged to the city of Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
.
In the 1950s the moshav was joined by more immigrants from Eastern Europe and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
.
Economy
Since the 1990s, fish-farming has been an important economic branch. The sale of fresh fish to banquet halls and restaurants in the northern Negev has provided income for seven families.Terrorism
Located 5 kilometers from GazaGaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
, and on land belonging to Gaza town, the moshav has suffered damage from rockets launched by Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
militants.
External links
- Tkuma Negev Information Centre