Alumot ( he, אֲלֻמּוֹת, lit. "Sheaves") is a kibbutz in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Emek HaYarden Regional Council Emek HaYarden Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק הירדן, ''Mo'atza Azorit 'Emeq HaYarden'', ''lit.'' Jordan Valley Regional Council) is a regional council comprising much of the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, the southe ...

. In it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Alumot was formed in 1936 by a

kvutza Kvutza, kevutza or kevutzah ( "group") is a communal settlement among Jews, primarily in pre-state Israel, the word was used in reference to communal life. First there were ''kvutzot'' (plural of kvutza) in the sense of groups of young people with ...

of graduates of the Ben Shemen Agricultural School.Dismantled kibbutz revived online
Haaretz, 7 January 2008 In 1940, the group moved to a temporary site known as "Poria Alumot" (now

Poria Illit Poria Illit ( he, פּוֹרִיָּה עִלִּית, lit. "Upper Poria") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Counc ...

). They earned a living from agriculture and a

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, ''Beit Alumot''. In 1947 they established a permanent settlement on a hill overlooking

Lake Kinneret The Sea of Galilee ( he, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ar, بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest f ...

and the Jordan Valley.Kibbutzim drop socialism to survive

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, 15 May 2007 Due to a shortage of water, agricultural land and new members, the kibbutz was dismantled in 1969 and re-established the following year by

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from

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. In 2008, President Shimon Peres visited the kibbutz, which he helped to found, with his children. Peres' daughter Tzvia (Tziki) Walden was born there. Before the establishment of the state, Peres worked on the kibbutz as a shepherd and a farmer.

Economy

Alumot breeds livestock and also runs a guest house with beach facilities and a water park.Peres and his kids on roots visit to Kibbutz Almog

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, 21 January 2008

Notable people

* Shimon Peres, Prime Minister and President

References

{{Emek HaYarden Regional Council Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1947 1947 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Argentine-Jewish culture in Israel Sea of Galilee