Gesher HaZiv — Infobox Kibbutz kibbutz name = Gesher HaZiv foundation = 1949 founded by = Immigrants from North American Habonim and former members of kibbutz Beit HaArava region = Western Galilee council = Mateh Asher industry = Agriculture, manufacturing,… … Wikipedia
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
ACHZIB — (Heb. אַכְזִיב). The name may mean charming, delightful. (1) Ancient Canaanite harbor town north of Acre near the cliff called the ladder of Tyre. North of the village is a tell in which potsherds dating from and after the Early Bronze Age have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BAR-AM, MICHA — (1930– ), Israeli photographer. Born in Berlin, Bar Am immigrated with his parents to Palestine in 1936. He joined the Haganah and the Palmaḥ, and after the War of Independence became a member of kibbutz Malkiyyah and later of kibbutz Gesher ha… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BET(H)-ARABAH — (modern Bet ha Aravah) (Heb. בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה; House of the Steppe ), place in southern Ereẓ Israel, in the Jericho Desert of the Lower Jordan Valley. The ancient name is preserved in ʿAyn al Gharaba, southeast of Jericho near the Jordan River,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GALILEE — (Heb. הַגָּלִיל, Ha Galil), the northernmost region of Ereẓ Israel. Name The name Galilee is derived from the Hebrew galil which comes from the root גלל ( to roll ), and thus means a circle. It appears in the Bible in the combination Gelil ha… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IḤUD HABONIM — IḤUD HABONIM, largest pioneering youth movement of the labor Zionist movement, founded in 1958 with headquarters in Israel. Iḥud Habonim was established by the amalgamation of various youth movements around the world. It was composed of what was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
YeḤI'AM — (Heb. יְחִיעָם), kibbutz in northern Israel, 7 mi. (12 km.) E. of Nahariyyah, affiliated with Kibbutz Arẓi, ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir. Yeḥi am was founded by pioneers from Hungary and Israel born youth in 1946, at a time of maximum tension between the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Timeline of Military Operations in the 2006 Lebanon War — This is a timeline of Military operations of the 2006 Israel Lebanon conflict.July 12 July 19Wednesday, July 12The conflict began on July 12 when 8 Israeli soldiers were killed and a further two were captured during a cross border attack. At 9:05 … Wikipedia
