| Foundation | 1926 |
|---|---|
| District | North |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Coordinates | 32°40′43″N 35°12′14″E |
Ramat David (Hebrew: רָמַת דָּוִד) is a kibbutz in northern Israel.[1] Located in the Jezreel Valley near Ramat David Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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.[2]
The British author Roald Dahl landed his RAF Hurricane at the British Mandate airstrip at Ramat David early in 1941.[3] He describes the German Jewish refugee children living there at that time in his autobiography Going Solo.[4]
On 22 May 1948, Egyptian planes attacked the airbase, damaging and destroying several British Royal Air Force planes.[5]
Notable people
- 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[6]
- Zvi Yanai (1935–2013), civil servant and author
References
- ^ Lungen, Paul (January 18, 2019). "Israeli Irrigation Company to Be Listed on TSX". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ Burmil, Shmuel & Enis, Ruth (2011). The Changing Landscape of a Utopia: The Landscape and Gardens of the Kibbutz, Past and Present. Wernersche. ISBN 9783884622841.
- ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (July 22, 2011). "From Roald Dahl to Ezer Weizman: Historic Air Force Building at Ramat David to Be Preserved". Haaretz. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Dahl, Roald (2012). Going Solo. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141965338.
- ^ 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