CULTURAL LIFE — Introduction The movement for the return to Zion which emerged as a force at the end of the 19th century was based on a variety of motivations, including the political – the demand for an independent homeland where the Jews could forge their own… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … 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
KADMAN (formerly Kaufman), GURIT — (1897–1987), Israeli folk dance teacher. Gurit Kadman, who was born in Leipzig, Germany, settled in Ereẓ Israel in 1920 and for 18 years taught dancing and gymnastics in schools and kibbutzim. Through her initiative, the first folk dance festival … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEBENSOHN, MICAH JOSEPH — (also known as Mikhal; 1828–1852), one of the foremost Hebrew poets of the haskalah . Born in Vilna, the son of abraham dov lebensohn (Adam ha Kohen), who was a leading intellectual of the time and one of its outstanding poets, Micah Lebensohn… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OCHBERG, ISAAC — (1879–1938), South African philanthropist and Zionist. Ochberg was born in the Ukraine and went to South Africa in 1894. A successful Cape Town businessman, he was best known for his humanitarian project in bringing some 200 Jewish pogrom orphans … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RAMOT MENASHEH — (Heb. רָמוֹת מְנַשֶּׁה; ramot, heights ), kibbutz in the Manasseh Hills, Israel, affiliated with Kibbutz Arẓi ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir. It was founded in 1948 by young immigrants from Poland, including ghetto fighters of World War II, and Bulgaria.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
