Ramat David
Ramat David (Hebrew: רָמַת דָּוִד, lit. David Heights) is a kibbutz in northern Israel.[2] Located in the Jezreel Valley near Ramat David Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 542.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°40′43″N 35°12′14″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Population (2021)[1] | 542 |
History
The kibbutz was established in 1926, and was named after David Lloyd George, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Balfour Declaration was made. The German-Jewish architect Richard Kauffmann drew up plans for the design of Ramat David in 1931.[3]
The British author Roald Dahl landed his RAF Hurricane at the British Mandate airstrip at Ramat David early in 1941.[4] He describes the German Jewish refugee children living there at that time in his autobiography Going Solo.[5]
On 22 May 1948 Egyptian planes attacked the airbase, damaging and destroying a number of British Royal Air Force planes.[6]
Notable people
- Ze'ev Herring (1910–1988), politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1974
- Ruth Westheimer (born Karola Siegel, 1928; known as "Dr. Ruth") German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper[7]
- Zvi Yanai (1935–2013), civil servant and author
Gallery
Ramat David 1936
Ramat David 1936
Ramat David 1936
Ramat David dining hall 1940
Ramat David military camp 1940
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Lungen, Paul (January 18, 2019). "Israeli Irrigation Company to Be Listed on TSX". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Burmil, Shmuel; Enis, Ruth (2011). The Changing Landscape of a Utopia: The Landscape and Gardens of the Kibbutz, Past and Present. Wernersche. ISBN 9783884622841.
- Ashkenazi, Eli (July 22, 2011). "From Roald Dahl to Ezer Weizman: Historic Air Force Building at Ramat David to Be Preserved". Haaretz. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- Dahl, Roald (2012). Going Solo. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141965338.
- Michael Napier (2018) The Royal Air Force: A Centenary of Operations p167
- The Chutzpah That Made Dr. Ruth the Real Wonder Woman Haaretz, 6 July 2019