Ramat David

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 2019 it had a population of 521.[1]

Ramat David
Ramat David
Coordinates: 32°40′42.96″N 35°12′13.68″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1926
Population
 (2019)[1]
521

History

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 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]

Notable residents

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Lungen, Paul (January 18, 2019). "Israeli Irrigation Company to Be Listed on TSX". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. Burmil, Shmuel; Enis, Ruth (2011). The Changing Landscape of a Utopia: The Landscape and Gardens of the Kibbutz, Past and Present. Wernersche. ISBN 9783884622841.
  4. Ashkenazi, Eli (July 22, 2011). "From Roald Dahl to Ezer Weizman: Historic Air Force Building at Ramat David to Be Preserved". Haaretz. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. Dahl, Roald (2012). Going Solo. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141965338.
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