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Erez
Kibbutz Erez, situated 18 kilometers south of Ashkelon, was founded
in 1949 on sand dunes near the Gaza Strip. It is one of 11 settlements
in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. "Erez" is Hebrew for cedar tree.
The kibbutz's founding members were pioneer youth from the Noar Oved
(United Kibbutz) movement. Primary economic fields today include field
crops, orchards, citrus groves, animal husbandry, and "Erez Thermoplastics
Products".
Kibbutz Erez numbers 402 members.
Photo caption: Baby chicks are breed in plastic chicken
coop at Erez R&D station.
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