Nahshonim

Kibbutz in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Nahshonim 32°3′36″N 34°56′52″E / 32.06000°N 34.94778°E / 32.06000; 34.94778
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Egyptian Jewish immigrants
Population (2022)^[1]	435

Nahshonim (Hebrew: נַחְשׁוֹנִים, lit. 'Pioneers') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain near Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 435.^[1]

History

Kibbutz Nahshonim was founded in 1949 by a group largely made up of Egyptian Jewish immigrants and refugees,^[2] as well as a few native Israelis. They chose the name, well aware of its roots in the biblical pioneer Nahshon, who helped Moses during the Exodus from Egypt.

It is well known in Israel for its motor park and the "Nahshonit" entertainment park.

Notable residents

Harel Levy (born 1978), tennis player and Davis Cup team captain
Shalom Cohen (politician)

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Arrivals: From Cairo to Haifa, 1949". The Jerusalem Post. 29 November 2007.