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Givat Brenner

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District
  
Central

Affiliation
  
Kibbutz Movement

Website
  
www.gbrener.org.il

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:15 PM

Council
  
Brenner

Population (2015)
  
2,617

Founded
  
1928

Givat Brenner

Founded by
  
Jewish pioneers from Russia, Poland and Germany

Weather
  
18°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 65% Humidity

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Givat Brenner (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת בְּרֶנֶר‎, lit. Brenner Hill; Arabic: غفعات برينر‎‎), is a kibbutz in the Central District of Israel. Located around two kilometres south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. Founded in 1928, it is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, who was killed in the Jaffa riots of 1921. In 2015 it had a population of 2,617.

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Map of Givat Brenner, Israel

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History

Givat Brenner was founded in 1928 by Enzo Sereni and a group of immigrants from Lithuania, Poland and Germany. During World War II, Givat Brenner supplied products such as jam to the British Army, which laid the foundation for its export business. The establishment of an irrigation equipment factory led to the creation of a foundry. The foundry evolved into a specialized aluminum die-casting company, which has produced, among other things, the housings for emergency phones along the New Jersey Turnpike. In 1938, it opened the first kibbutz sanatorium in the country.

Demographics

According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Givat Brenner had a population of 155 inhabitants and a total of 5 residential houses.

Education

Givat Brenner Regional School serves the communities of the Regional Council.

Economy

Givat Brenner's plant nursery supplies turf for lawns and parks. The kibbutz grows cotton, avocado, wheat and corn, and maintains a dairy farm. Industrial ventures include a furniture factory, metalwork factory, canned foods plant and an irrigation equipment factory, which gradually shut down for financial reasons. The 'House of Dreams' amusement park was established to offset waning income from the orchards, plant nurseries and factories, but was eventually closed.

Landmarks

The Treasure Museum, in the heart of the kibbutz, opened on the Givat Brenner's seventieth anniversary. It houses a collection of artifacts and photographs that tell the story of the kibbutz pioneers.

Notable residents

  • Aharon Megged, author
  • Achi Brandt, mathematician noted for pioneering contributions to multigrid methods
  • Yitzhak Sadeh, writer and Haganah officer
  • Jessie Sampter, poet, close friend of Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, established a vegetarian convalescent home on the kibbutz in 1938.
  • References

    Givat Brenner Wikipedia