Ma'ayan Baruch ( he, מַעְיַן בָּרוּךְ, ''lit.'' Blessed Spring) is a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

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 near the intersection of the Israeli, Syrian and Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Upper Galilee Regional Council The Upper Galilee Regional Council ( he, מוֹעָצָה אֲזוֹרִית הַגָּלִיל הַעֶלְיוֹן, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit HaGalil HaElyon'') is a regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region, bordered by the Mevo'ot Ha ...

. In 2014 it had a population of 720.

History

The kibbutz was founded in March 1947 on the land of Hamara, a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

abandoned in 1920. The founders were members of other

kvutzot 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 ...

who had met in

Kfar Giladi Kfar Giladi ( he, כְּפַר גִּלְעָדִי, ''lit.'' Giladi Village, ar, كفار جلعادي) is a kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle of northern Israel. Located south of Metula on the Naftali Mountains above the Hula Valley and alo ...

; members of the HaTenua HaMeuhedet youth movement, members of Habonim who immigrated to British Mandate of Palestine as

Ma'apilim ''Aliyah Bet'' ( he, עלייה ב', "Aliyah 'B'" – Bet (letter), bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet) was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews, most of whom were Jews escaping from German-occupied Europe, ref ...

(illegal immigrants of

Aliyah Bet ''Aliyah Bet'' ( he, עלייה ב', "Aliyah 'B'" – bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet) was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews, most of whom were refugees escaping from Nazi Germany, and later Holocaust sur ...

), and members of a garin of pioneering soldiers from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

who fought in the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. After the

1948 Palestine war The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. It is known in Israel as the War of Independence ( he, מלחמת העצמאות, ''Milkhemet Ha'Atzma'ut'') and ...

, Ma'ayan Baruch took over part of the land belonging to the newly depopulated

Palestinian 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 Al-Sanbariyya.

Development projects

A new neighborhood in Ma'ayan Baruch was built to attract newcomers and bring money into the kibbutz coffers in the wake of the socio-economic problems that have affected many kibbutzim since the 1980s. The newcomers are from other kibbutzim and townships in the region, as well as other parts of the country.

Landmarks

A museum which holds a collection of prehistoric artifacts found in the Hula Valley,

The Prehistoric Man Museum The Prehistoric Man Museum is a museum of prehistory in Kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch, Israel. The museum showcases historical artifacts found in and around the kibbutz and houses an extensive collection of prehistoric tools and vessels, including hand a ...

, is located on the kibbutz. The museum collection includes the skeleton of a prehistoric woman, approximately 50 years old, buried with her dog. File:מעין ברוך - ביום העליה למעין ברוך החברים מפרקים אתהחמרים מהמכוניות, הקמת הנקודה מתחילה.-JNF028682.jpeg, Ma’ayan Baruch 11 March 1947 File:מעין ברוך - ביום העליה למעין ברוך הצריפים הראשונים כבר עומדים על תילם, העבודה נמשכת שוטרים אנגלים שו-JNF028674.jpeg, Day of Aliyah - Ma'ayan Baruch 1947. The 3 Palestine Policemen include Amnon Assaf, founder of the Upper Galilee Prehistoric Museum File:Ma'ayan Baruch ii.jpg, Ma'ayan Baruch. First buildings 1947 File:מעין ברוך.-JNF028692.jpeg, Ma’ayan Baruch 1947

Notable people

Menashe Kadishman Menashe Kadishman (Hebrew: מנשה קדישמן; August 21, 1932 – May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter. Biography Menashe Kadishman was born in Mandate Palestine in the family of two Zionist (supporters of the state of Israel as ...

(born 1932), sculptor and painter *

Rela Mazali Rela Mazali (Hebrew: רלה מזלי; born 1948) is an Israeli peace activist and writer. She is one of the leading figures in Israel's peace movement. Life She was born 1948 in the kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch in northern Israel. Her mother moved to ...

(born 1948), Israeli peace activist and writer *

Amnon Shamosh Amnon Shamosh (28 January 1929 – 1 March 2022) was an Israeli author and poet. Biography Shamosh was born in Aleppo, Syria, France. In his childhood he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and participated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in a Pal ...

, Israeli author and poet

References

{{Upper Galilee Regional Council Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1947 1947 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Northern District (Israel) South African-Jewish culture in Israel

History

Development projects

Landmarks

Notable people

See also

References