Dorot ( he, דּוֹרוֹת, ''lit.'' Generations) is a
kibbutz in southern
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 on
Route 334 near
Sderot
Sderot ( he, שְׂדֵרוֹת, , lit. ''Boulevards'', ar, سديروت) is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of .
Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the ...
, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the
Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. T ...
. In it had a population of .
History
Dorot was established during
Hanukkah
or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem)
, nickname =
, observedby = Jews
, begins = 25 Kislev
, ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
, celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...
in 1941 by
Jewish refugees
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Assyrian captivity
; ...
from
Germany
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, who farmed grain, fruit trees, and vegetables.
Soil erosion was a particular problem for the kibbutz.
It was named after three members of the Hoz family,
Dov, Rivka and Tirtza, who had died in a car accident the year before. The founders were later joined by
native Israelis and immigrants from
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
and
Latvia. In 1947 it had a population of 300.
In the summer of 1946, Dorot and the neighbouring village of
Ruhama
Ruhama ( he, רֻחָמָה) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement, established in 1911, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev. Located around ten kilometres east of Sderot and surro ...
were occupied by the British army. In their search for illicit arms in the village, the British troops inflicted considerable material damage on the village.
During the
1948 Arab-Israeli war, and the battle for the
Negev
The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its sout ...
, Dorot was cut off and had to be supplied by air until it was liberated in October 1948.
After 1948, Dorot expanded on the land of the
Palestinian Arab
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
village of
Huj, which was depopulated during the
1948 Arab–Israeli War.
The
Jewish National Fund established a forest on the settlement's land called the ''Pioneer Women's Forest'', funded by donor contributions from the
United States
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.
Notable people
*
Eliyahu Moyal,
Knesset
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member
Historic photos
File:Butterfly Armored-car Gvar-Am-israel1948.jpg, "Dorot" Kibbutz children evacuated by improvised Armored cars before expected Egyptian attack, 1948
File:Dorot 1948.jpg, Yiftach 3rd Battalion Headquarters at Kibbutz Dorot in 1948
File:Dorot ii.jpg, Dorot airfield in 1948
References
External links
Kibbutz website
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1941 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Czech-Jewish culture in Israel
Gaza envelope
German-Jewish culture in Israel
Jewish villages in Mandatory Palestine
Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
Latvian-Jewish culture in Israel
Populated places established in 1941
Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Slovak-Jewish culture in Israel