Lehavot HaBashan
Lehavot HaBashan (Hebrew: לְהֲבוֹת הַבָּשָׁן, lit. 'Flames of the Bashan') is a kibbutz in northern Israel.[2] Located in the Hula Valley around ten kilometres southeast of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 915.[1]
Lehavot HaBashan לְהֲבוֹת הַבָּשָׁן | |
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Lehavot HaBashan | |
| Coordinates: 33°8′29″N 35°38′48″E / 33.14139°N 35.64667°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founded by | German and Polish refugees and Hashomer Hatzair members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 915 |
History edit
The village was established in 1945 on land which had formally belonged to kibbutz Amir,[3] by former Hashomer Hatzair members and the Lehavot gar'in, which was composed of immigrants from Germany and Poland brought to the country by Youth Aliyah. Kibbutz Amir had moved north in 1942, to land bought from another Arab village, al-Dawwara, in order to avoid the winter floods.
One of them was Dov Zakin, later a member of the Knesset. In 1947 the kibbutz moved to its present location. The name is derived from that of the founders' gar'in, together with the Golan Heights, also known as Bashan Mountains, which overlook the kibbutz.
Economy edit
LVT, a fire protection equipment manufacturer that specializes in the development of fire protection and suppression systems for the military, industrial, and commercial sectors, is located on Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan.[4]
Notable people edit
- Israel Gutman (1923–2013), Polish-born Israeli historian and Holocaust survivor
- Amiram Levin (born 1946), Aluf (Major General) of the Israel Defense Forces
- Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (born 1988), Kenya-born Israeli Olympic marathon runner
References edit
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 11 students set to study on a kibbutz, New York Times
- ^ See early 1940s Survey of Palestine map at: File:Historical map series for the area of al-Hamra' (1940s with modern overlay).jpg
- ^ LVT High Tech Fire Protection 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Different Strokes, New York Magazine, 12 Jun 1989