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Zvulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית זבולון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006. The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and Kiryat Tiv'on to the south and Krayot (Haifa), HaKerayot to the west. Name The name is derived from the Hebrew name "Emek Zevulun", lit. "Zebulun Valley", given by Zionist pioneers to the coastal area stretching along the Bay of Acre, from Acre, Israel, Acre (Akko) to Haifa, on the incorrect assumption that the tribe of Zebulun once had its territory in this area – this land was part of the allotment of tribe of Asher, Asher, and is a coastal plain, not a valley. File:עמק זבולון - אזור התעשיה בעמק זבולון.-JNF033511.jpeg, Zevulun industrial zone 1939 File:Zolt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: he, מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot''https://milog.co.il/מוֹעָצוֹת_אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת / singular: he, מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being Municipality (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramat Yohanan
Ramat Yohanan ( he, רָמַת יוֹחָנָן, ''lit.'' Yohanan Heights) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata and adjacent to the kibbutzim of Kfar HaMaccabi and Usha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . In 2014, Forbes Israel ranked the Kibbutz as the 6th richest in Israel with an estimated value of 250 million Shekels. History The kibbutz was founded in 1931 on land bought by Yehoshua Hankin from the Lebanese in 1925. The founders were a mix of native Jews and immigrants from the United States. It was named after the South African politician Jan Smuts, who was a prominent supporter of Zionism and a personal friend of Chaim Weizmann. Upon graduating high school in 1940, Yitzhak Rabin joined the kibbutz's Noar Ha’oved (Working Youth) training program. It was the location of the Battle of Ramat Yohanan during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. The Druze regiment of the Arab Liberati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית זבולון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006. The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and Kiryat Tiv'on to the south and Krayot (Haifa), HaKerayot to the west. Name The name is derived from the Hebrew name "Emek Zevulun", lit. "Zebulun Valley", given by Zionist pioneers to the coastal area stretching along the Bay of Acre, from Acre, Israel, Acre (Akko) to Haifa, on the incorrect assumption that the tribe of Zebulun once had its territory in this area – this land was part of the allotment of tribe of Asher, Asher, and is a coastal plain, not a valley. File:עמק זבולון - אזור התעשיה בעמק זבולון.-JNF033511.jpeg, Zevulun industrial zone 1939 File:Zolt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oranim Academic College
Oranim ( he, אֳרָנִים or , ''lit.'' Pines) is a college of education in northern Israel. The college was founded in 1951 by the United Kibbutz Movement. It was named after the small forest of pine trees in the area. It offers BA degrees in a variety of fields in the humanities and social sciences, BSc degrees in a variety of sciences, BEd degrees in kindergarten, elementary and upper school studies, and MEd and MTeach degrees. Notable alumni * Ruth Calderon, Talmud scholar and politician *Joshua Sobol (born 1939), playwright, writer, and director Notable faculty * Ya'acov Dorchin *Miriam Roth (1910–2005), Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educator See also * Oranim Academic College alumni *Oranim Academic College faculty Oranim ( he, אֳרָנִים or , ''lit.'' Pines) is a college of education in northern Israel. The college was founded in 1951 by the United Kibbutz Movement. It was named after the small forest of pine trees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar HaNoar HaDati
Kfar HaNoar HaDati ( he, כפר הנוער הדתי, lit. ''The Religious Youth Village'') is a youth village in northern Israel. Adjacent to Kfar Hassidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The school was founded in 1936 and today teaches around 350 students from seventh to twelfth grade, most of whom are new immigrants from Ethiopia who arrive at the school with the help of Youth Aliyah Youth Aliyah (Hebrew: עלית הנוער, ''Aliyat Hano'ar'', German: Jugend-Alijah, Youth Immigration) is a Jewish organization that rescued thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis during the Third Reich. Youth Aliyah arranged for their r .... File:Kfar Hassidim Youth.JPG, Ohel Yitzhak Synagogue on the premises File:Ethiopian hut.JPG, Tukul hut built in Kfar HaNoar HaDati Kfar Hasidim References Youth villages in Israel Populated places established in 1936 1936 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Ali
Ras Ali ( ar, رأس علي, he, ראס עלי) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located to the south of Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History In the 1945 statistics Ras Ali was counted among Shefa-'Amr Shefa-Amr, also Shfar'am ( ar, شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamr, he, שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of , with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druz ... suburbs, and it was noted with a population of 80 Muslims.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p 15/ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p 49/ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p142/ref> References Bibliography * * External links {{Israel-geo-stub Arab villages in Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khawaled
Khawaled or al-Khawled ( ar, الخوالد; he, חַ'ואלִד) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nofit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council Zevulun Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית זבולון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006. The council .... In it had a population of . The Israeli Bedouin diplomat Ismail Khaldi initiated a project called "Hike and Learn with Bedouins in the Galilee" that has brought thousands of young Jews to the village, to learn about Bedouin culture and history. He said these encounters inspired him to become a diplomat. References {{Zevulun Regional Council Arab villages in Israel Populated places in Haifa District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibtin
Ibtin ( ar, إبطن; he, אִבְּטִין) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee around half a kilometre from Kfar Hasidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council Zevulun Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית זבולון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun'') is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006. The council borders Mateh Asher Regio .... In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1965 as part of a plan to settle the Bedouin in the area in permanent settlements. Residents of the village are members of the Amria tribe. The sacred tree of U'm Ayash is located in the village, which according to legend, has stones roll under it every Friday.Dafni, A. (2007) The supernatural characters and powers of sacred trees in the Holy Land' J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 2007; 3: 10 References Bibliography * * External links*Survey of We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nofit
Nofit ( he, נוֹפִית, ''lit.'' Scenic) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The beginnings of the village were with a group of eight families from Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ... and the Kerayot who were interested in establishing a community settlement in the Galilee. The initiator of the idea and the organizer of the group was Architect Zvi (Tzibi) Springer who planned the village with a sustainable vision. The initiative was co-ordinated with the state, who approved the idea in 1982. Work on the infrastructure began in 1984, whilst the building of homes began in April 1986. The first residents (179 families) mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Hasidim Bet
Kfar Hasidim Bet ( he, כְּפַר חֲסִידִים ב', ''lit.'' Hasidim Village B) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Nesher, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . The village was founded in 1950 by residents of Kfar Hasidim Kfar Hasidim ( he, כְּפַר חֲסִידִים, ''lit.'' Village of Hasidim), also known as Kfar Hasidim Alef to distinguish it from Kfar Hasidim Bet, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of ..., and was recognised by the state in 1959. References Community settlements Populated places established in 1950 1950 establishments in Israel Populated places in Haifa District {{Israel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Hasidim
Kfar Hasidim ( he, כְּפַר חֲסִידִים, ''lit.'' Village of Hasidim), also known as Kfar Hasidim Alef to distinguish it from Kfar Hasidim Bet, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Ottoman-period village of Harbaj During the Ottoman period there was a Muslim village called ''Harbaj'' at this place. In 1162 A.H. (~1748 CE) it was fortified by Zahir al-Umar, and traces of the wall still existed in the late 19th century.Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p285/ref> The village appeared as ''El Harchieh'' on the map that Pierre Jacotin compiled in 1799. In 1875, Victor Guérin found here about 30 inhabited houses. In the centre of the village was a large well, partly filled. In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described El Harbaj as "a small adobe village, on the plain, with a well to the north and olives to the east." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Bialik
Kfar Bialik ( he, כְּפַר בְּיַאלִיק, , Bialik Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Bialik, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded in 1934 on land owned by the Jewish National Fund by Jewish immigrants from Germany. It was named after Hayyim Nahman Bialik, who died the month before the moshav's establishment. Notable residents *Eyal Eizenberg *Uri Sagi Uri Sagi ( he, אורי שגיא; born 5 August 1943) is an Israeli retired general who held several prominent posts including commander of the Golani Brigade and chief of the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate. In 2000–2003 Uri Sagi was ... References External linksOfficial website {{Zevulun Regional Council German-Jewish culture in Israel Moshavim Populated places established in 1934 1934 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Haifa District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
