- Tirat Zvi
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Tirat Zvi
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hebname = Hebrew|טירת צבי
foundation =30 June 1937
founded_by =Europe an immigrants
district = north
council =Beit She'an Valley Regional Council
industry = Agriculture, meat processing, light manufacturing, tourism
population = 645
affiliation = nowrap|Religious Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.tiratzvi.org.il/code/tirat_eng.htm www.tiratzvi.org.il]Tirat Zvi ( _he. טירת צבי, lit. "Zvi Castle") is a religious
kibbutz in theBeit She'an Valley in northernIsrael . It falls under the jurisdiction ofBeit She'an Valley Regional Council , and in 2006 had a population of 654.Geography
Tirat Zvi is located approximately ten kilometers south of the city of
Beit She'an and just west of theJordan River and the Israel-Jordan border. It sits at an elevation of 220 meters belowsea level , and on22 June 1942 , recorded the highest daytime temperature in Asia (53.9ºC; 129.0ºF). [cite web |url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html |title=NCDC Global measured extremes |accessdate=2007-11-06]History
The kibbutz was founded on 30 June 1937 as part of the
tower and stockade settlement campaign by immigrants from Poland, Romania and Germany. They came from two groups: Kvutzat Shahal and Kvutzat Rodges. It is named afterRabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer , one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and one of the leaders ofHovevei Zion .The kibbutz was attacked on
28 February 1938 by a well organized and well armedArab mob as part of the Arab revolt. The attack was repelled with many casualties on both sides, but they made a strong impression on the Arab population in Palestine, which as a result was reluctant to make direct attacks on Jewish settlements.On
February 20 ,1948 , before the neighboring Arab nations officially joined the1948 Arab-Israeli War , a battalion of theArab Liberation Army led byMuhammed Safa attacked Tirat Zvi. The Arabs were repelled with after suffering as many as 60 killed, while only one defender died. Jewish communities in Palestine saw this battle as a great victory, and morale increased significantly, while the battle had the opposite effect among the Arab population.Economy
The kibbutz is well known for its meat processing factory (under the "Tiv" brand), which serves national and export customers.
References
*Edna Margolis, Isidor Margolis, R. Cohen & J. Cohen, "Jew and Arab on the Border: A story of Religious Pioneering", Hapoel Hamizrachi of America, 1940, New York, Edited by Aaron Binnun
External links
* [http://www.tiratzvi.org.il/code/tirat_eng.htm Official website]
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