Kiryat Anavim
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| Hebrew | קִרְיַת עֲנָבִים | |
| Also spelled | Qiryat Anavim (officially) | |
| Founded | 1920 | |
| Founded by | Immigrants from the Third Aliyah | |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda | |
| District | Jerusalem | |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement | |
| Coordinates | 31°48′38.52″N 35°7′11.64″E / 31.8107°N 35.1199°ECoordinates: 31°48′38.52″N 35°7′11.64″E / 31.8107°N 35.1199°E | |
| Population | 313[1] (2008) | |
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| Website | www.kiryatanavim.com | |
Kiryat Anavim (Hebrew: קִרְיַת עֲנָבִים, lit. City of Grapes) was the first kibbutz established in the Judean Hills.[2] It is located west of Jerusalem, and falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2008 it had a population of 313.[1]
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[edit] History
The land on which the kibbutz stands was purchased from the neighboring village of Abu Ghosh. In 1912 the Abu Ghosh family sold thousands of dunams to Arthur Ruppin, who represented the Zionist movement. [3] In 1919 a group of 25 pioneers from the Ukrainian town of Zhvanitz settled on the land, near a small spring called "Dilb." By the end of 1920, there were 200 pioneers on the kibbutz. In 1924, another group, Gordonia, arrived from Galicia, Poland.
On 9 November 1937, five members of Kiryat Anavim were killed by terrorists. Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha (lit. Hill of the Five) was named for them.
During "The Hunting Season", Kiryat Anavim served as a base for the Haganah. They used the kibbutz watchtower as a jail for kidnapped Irgun members.[4]
In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the 4th Battalion of the Palmach (Harel Brigade), with Uzi Narkiss, mounted their fight for Sha'ar HaGai, the road to Jerusalem, and the city itself, from Kiryat Anavim.[5] Kiryat Anavim and the adjacent Ma'ale HaHamisha were the site of a battle for Mount Hagana in between, between the Palmach (including troops that retreated from the Radar Hill) and the Transjordanian Arab Legion.[6]
On 6 September 1996, a fire in the Jerusalem corridor caused extensive damage in Kiryat Anavim and surroundings. Fifteen homes and 10 other buildings were damaged in the blaze.[7]
[edit] Economy
In the early days, the pioneers operated a dairy and a poultry farm. Today the kibbutz runs a hotel and convention center. Anavid Insulation Products, founded in 1981, is wholly owned by Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim. The plant produces thermal insulation and sealing materials.[8]
[edit] Landmarks
Soldiers of the Harel Brigade who fought in Israel's war of independence in 1948 are buried at Kiryat Anavim Military Cemetery.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. http://www.cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2008/bycode.xls. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Our History Kiryat Anavim
- ^ Army of shadows: Palestinian collaboration with Zionism, 1917 – 1948 / Hillel Cohen
- ^ "The "Hunting Season"". etzel.org.il. http://www.etzel.org.il/english/index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ A defender of Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post
- ^ Yitzhaki, Aryeh (1988), A Guide to War Monuments and Sites in Israel, p. 59
- ^ Israeli Fire Destroys 40 Homes; Allegations of Poor Response SNS Special Report, 8 September 1996
- ^ Anavid Insulation Products
- ^ Warriors' Final Resting Place: The Cemetery at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim Gems in Israel, April 2000
[edit] Further reading
- Ed. Aviva Ufaz, Sefer Hachayim, the Diary of Kiryat Anavim, Yad Ben Zvi, 2001 (Hebrew)
- 'Vehigadta Lebinha - 50 Years of Independence', Kiryat Anavim, 1998 (Hebrew)
- 'Sipurei Kibbutzim' (Stories of Kibbutzim), Edited by Zeev Aner, Israel Ministry of Defense, 1998, ISBN 965-05-0946 (Hebrew)
- 'Document and Fiction of the Third Aliya', written by Aviva Ufaz, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1996 (Hebrew)
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