Beit Nir
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Beit Nir is a kibbutz
Kibbutz
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...

 near Lakhish
Lakhish
Lakhish or Lachish may refer to:*Lachish, a biblical city in Israel*Lakhish, Israel, a moshav in south-central Israel*Lakhish Regional Council, a regional council in south-central Israel*Lakhish River, a river in the area...

 in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. It is under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council
Yoav Regional Council
Yoav Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon...

 and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement
Kibbutz Movement
The Kibbutz Movement is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi.-United Kibbutz Movement:...

. It has about 115 members.

Beit Nir was constructed in August 1957 by a nucleus of settlers from Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...

, in land that was a pasture for cattle ranchers at that time.

Beit Nir is situated on the land of the Palestinian village of Kudna
Kudna
Kudna was a Palestinian Arab village, located 25 kilometers northwest of Hebron.-History:Kudna was known to the Crusaders as Kidna. An archaeological site in Kudna contained remnants of a fort, the foundations of buildings, previously inhabited caves, and cisterns...

, which was depopulated in 1948.

The name "Beit Nir" is a translation of the name of Dr. Bundheimer, a leader of Zionism
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...

 in Germany.

The economy of the kibbutz depends on agriculture, manufacture of soft drinks, and jewelry.

The kibbutz merged with Gat
Gat (kibbutz)
Gat is a kibbutz near Kiryat Gat, Israel. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council.Kibbutz Gat was founded in 1934 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Yugoslavia and Austria. In 1948, some of the lands of the nearby Arab village of Iraq al-Manshiyya were transferred to the kibbutz. Primor, one of...

to form the corporate entity "Ganir", which manufactures juices for export and sale in Israel. In Israel the juices are sold under the brand name Primor (פרימור).

Vegetables such as wheat, watermelons and cotton are grown. The kibbutz also produces olive oil. The members of Beit Nir cultivate large numbers of cattle. The kibbutz has a factory for refining jewelry to be sold in Europe and the United States.

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