Ramat David
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Population (2023)[1] | 704 |
Ramat David (Hebrew: רָמַת דָּוִד, lit. 'David Heights') is a kibbutz in northern Israel.[2] Located in the Jezreel Valley near Ramat David Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 704.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The kibbutz was established in 1926 and was named after David Lloyd George, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Balfour Declaration was made. The German-Jewish architect Richard Kauffmann drew up plans for the design of Ramat David in 1931.[3]
The British author Roald Dahl landed his RAF Hurricane at the British Mandate airstrip at Ramat David early in 1941.[4] He describes the German Jewish refugee children living there at that time in his autobiography Going Solo.[5]
On 22 May 1948, Egyptian planes attacked the airbase, damaging and destroying several British Royal Air Force planes.[6]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Ze'ev Herring (1910–1988), politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1974
- Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper[7]
- Zvi Yanai (1935–2013), civil servant and author
Gallery
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Ramat David 1936
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Ramat David 1936
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Ramat David 1936
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Ramat David dining hall 1940
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Ramat David military camp 1940
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Ruth Westheimer 1988
References
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- ^ Michael Napier (2018) The Royal Air Force: A Centenary of Operations p167
- ^ The Chutzpah That Made Dr. Ruth the Real Wonder Woman Haaretz, 6 July 2019
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