RAMAT HA-SHOFET — (Heb. רָמַת הַשּׁוֹפֵט), kibbutz in central Israel, on the Manasseh Hills near Ein ha Shofet, affiliated with Kibbutz Arẓi ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir. It was founded by pioneers from Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria in 1941, with the aim of… … 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
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
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HA-SHOMER HA-ẒA'IR — HA SHOMER HA ẒA IR, Zionist socialist pioneering youth movement whose aim is to educate Jewish youth for kibbutz life in Israel. Ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir had its roots in two youth movements that came into being in Galicia (then a province of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BINDER, ABRAHAM WOLF — (1895–1966), U.S. composer. Born in New York, son and grandson of cantors, Binder became a choir director at the age of 14. In 1916 he formed the Hadassah Choral Union, and in 1917 he organized a music department, the first of its kind, at the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
COHEN, YARDENA — (1910– ), dancer, choreographer, teacher. Cohen was one of the pioneers of Israeli dance and in the vanguard of modern dance in pre State Israel. She was born in Haifa, a sixth generation Israeli. In 1929, she went to Vienna and studied at the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HAGANAH — (Heb. הַגָּנָה), the underground military organization of the yishuv in Ereẓ Israel from 1920 to 1948. The idea of establishing a defense organization that would protect the yishuv throughout Ereẓ Israel was born during the Ottoman period. The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEVI-TANNAI, SARA — (1911–2005), choreographer and teacher. Levi Tannai was born in Jerusalem to parents who emigrated from Yemen. She worked as a kindergarten teacher for 15 years, including six when she lived in kibbutz ein ha shofet , where she organized numerous … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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