Sdot Yam
place in Haifa, Israel
Sdot Yam (Hebrew: שְׂדוֹת יָם, lit. Sea Fields) is a kibbutz in the Haifa District of Israel. Located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,161.
It was founded in 1936 and moved to its present site at the southern border of the ancient city and archaeological ruins of Caesarea, in 1940.
History
Northern location (1936–40)
Sdot Yam was established in 1936, in the region just north of Haifa, known as the Krayot. It was founded at the urging of David Ben-Gurion during a period when the British were restricting Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine. Although it was ostensibly established as a fishing village, it was in fact used as base by the Palmach to smuggle clandestine immigrants, primarily Jewish refugees from Europe, into Palestine. Yossi Harel, best known as the commander of SS Exodus and three other such ships, is buried at Sdot Yam.
Permanent location (after 1940)
In 1940, the kibbutz was moved to its present location south of Caesarea.
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