HaHotrim

HaHotrim
HaHotrim entrance sign
HaHotrim entrance sign
HaHotrim is located in Haifa region of Israel
HaHotrim
HaHotrim
Coordinates: 32°45′5″N 34°57′22″E / 32.75139°N 34.95611°E / 32.75139; 34.95611
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1941/1952
Founded by Czechoslovak and German Jewish Refugees
Population
 (2023)[1]
945
Websitehttp://www.hahotrim.com/

HaHotrim (Hebrew: הַחוֹתְרִים, lit.'The Rowers') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Tirat Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 945.[1]

History

The beginnings of the kibbutz were in December 1941, with the formation of a work company near Kiryat Haim by Jewish refugees from Czechoslovakia and Germany.[2] The meaning of the name HaHotrim (The Rowers) is symbolising the wishes of the founders to engage in fishing.[3] The kibbutz was established in 1952 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village named al-Tira.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Founders of HaHotrim". HaHotrim (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2022-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 116.
  4. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 198, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  5. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.