Ramat David

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Ramat David
Shepherd David Playing the Harp.jpg
Ramat David is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Ramat David
Ramat David
Coordinates: 32°40′42.96″N 35°12′13.68″E / 32.6786000°N 35.2038000°E / 32.6786000; 35.2038000Coordinates: 32°40′42.96″N 35°12′13.68″E / 32.6786000°N 35.2038000°E / 32.6786000; 35.2038000
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1926
Population
 (2019)[1]
521

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 2019 it had a population of 521.[1]

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 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]

  • Ramat David 1936

  • Ramat David 1936

  • Ramat David 1936

  • Ramat David dining hall 1940

  • Ramat David military camp 1940

Notable residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Lungen, Paul (January 18, 2019). "Israeli Irrigation Company to Be Listed on TSX". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Burmil, Shmuel; Enis, Ruth (2011). The Changing Landscape of a Utopia: The Landscape and Gardens of the Kibbutz, Past and Present. Wernersche. ISBN 9783884622841.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Dahl, Roald (2012). Going Solo. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141965338.
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