District Northern Founded by European immigrants Website tiratzvi.org.il Local time Saturday 8:34 PM | Council Valley of Springs Population (2015) 759 Founded 30 June 1937 | |
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Affiliation Religious Kibbutz Movement Weather 17°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Synagogue kibbutz tirat zvi israel
Tirat Zvi (Hebrew: טִירַת צְבִי, lit. Zvi Castle) is a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, ten kilometers south of the city of Beit She'an, Israel, just west of the Jordan River and the Israel-Jordan border. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 759.
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- Synagogue kibbutz tirat zvi israel
- Map of Tirat Zvi Israel
- Route 6678 from ein hanatziv to tirat zvi jordan valley israel 6678
- Climate
- History
- Economy
- References
Map of Tirat Zvi, Israel
Route 6678 from ein hanatziv to tirat zvi jordan valley israel 6678
Climate
Tirat Zvi sits 220 meters below sea level. On 21 June 1942, it recorded the highest daytime temperature in Asia (54°C; 129.2°F), although the validity of this measurement has been questioned.
History
The kibbutz was founded on 30 June 1937 as part of the tower and stockade settlement enterprise. The founders were Jews from Poland, Romania and Germany and came from two groups: Kvutzat Shahal and Kvutzat Rudges. The kibbutz was named after Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and a leader of Hovevei Zion. The "tira" refers to a two-storey mud-brick structure purchased from the Arab landowner, Musa al-Almi.
The kibbutz was attacked on 28 February 1938 by an armed Arab mob during the Arab revolt. The attack was repelled with many casualties on both sides. On 20 February 1948, before the neighboring Arab nations officially joined the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a battalion of the Arab Liberation Army led by Muhammed Safa attacked Tirat Zvi. The Arabs were repelled, after 60 of the attackers were killed. One kibbutz member Naftali Friedlander was killed in the fighting.
Economy
The kibbutz operates a meat processing factory, Tiv, which sells its products locally and abroad. Tirat Zvi is the largest date grower in Israel, with 18,000 trees. The kibbutz also has a lulav business. Working with scientists from the Volcani Institute, Tirat Zvi developed a method of preserving the palm fronds for several months, allowing them to be harvested in the spring and sold in the fall, for use on the holiday of Sukkot. In 2009, it produced 70,000 lulavs.