KEFAR MENAḤEM — (Heb. כְּפַר מְנַחֵם), kibbutz in the southern Coastal Plain of Israel, about 9 mi. (14 km.) S.E. of Gederah, affiliated to Kibbutz Arẓi Ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir. The original settlers set up a moshav on the site in 1936, but the local soil and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kfar Warburg — 31.71944444444434.723055555556 Koordinaten: 31° 43′ N, 34° 43′ O … Deutsch Wikipedia
SEDEH WARBURG — (Heb. שְׂדֵה וַרְבּוּרְג), moshav in the southern Sharon, Israel, near Kefar Sava, affiliated with Ha Iḥud ha Ḥakla i. Sedeh Warburg was founded in 1938 by middle class immigrants and later joined by other newcomers, mainly from Poland. Farming… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (ICA) — JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (ICA), philanthropic association to assist Jews in depressed economic circumstances or countries of persecution to emigrate and settle elsewhere in productive employment, founded by baron maurice de hirsch in 1891 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BE'ER TOVIYYAH — (Heb. בְּאֵר טוֹבִיָּה), moshav in the southern Coastal Plain of Israel, affiliated with Tenu at ha Moshavim. It was founded in 1887 by Jews from Bessarabia with the aid of baron edmond de rothschild and for years it was the southernmost Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HURWITZ, YIGAEL — (1918–1994) Israeli politician, farmer, and industrialist; member of the Seventh to Twelfth Knessets. Hurwitz was born in Naḥalat Yehudah, and grew up in Nahalal. He was a member of the No ar ha Oved ve ha Lomed secretariat in 1938–41. In 1940 he … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MENORAH — (Heb. מְנוֹרָה; candelabrum ), the name given to the seven branched candelabrum which, according to the Bible, was a prominent feature of the tabernacle erected by the people of Israel in the wilderness, as well as in the Jerusalem Temple. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DEGANYAH — (Heb. דְּגַנְיָה), two kevuzot – Deganyah Alef and Deganyah Bet – in Israel, on the Jordan Yarmuk Plain south of Lake Kinneret, both affiliated to Ihud ha Kibbutzim. Deganyah Alef was founded in 1909 on land that was among the first holdings… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
