Tirat Zvi

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Tirat Zvi
Founded	1937
Founded by	European immigrants
Region	Bet Shean Valley
Industries	Agriculture, meat processing, light manufacturing, tourism
Affiliation	HaKibbutz HaDati
Website	[1]

Tirat Zvi (Hebrew: טירת צבי) is a kibbutz in the Israeli Bet Shean Valley. The kibbutz was founded in 1937 as part of the "tower and stockade" campaign in the territory of the Palestine by immigrants from Poland, Romania and Germany. It is named for Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and one of the leaders of Hovevei Zion.

Today, the kibbutz has a population of about 700, of them approximately 270 children. It receives municipal services from the Bet Shean Valley Regional Council. It is most well known for its meat processing factory under the Tiv brand which serves national and export customers.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Tirat Zvi is 220 meters below sea level and is located approximately three kilometers south of the city of Bet She'an (the city) and just west of the Jordan River and the Israel-Jordan border.

[edit] History

Isolated and in an area roaming with bandits and thieves, the kibbutz was attacked on February 28, 1937 by a well organized and well armed Arab mob. The attack was repelled with many casualties on both sides, but the results made a strong impression on the Arabs and as a result the Arab population in Palestine was reluctant to make direct attacks on Jewish settlements.

In 1948, before the neighboring Arab nations joined the conflict in Palestine, Fawzi Al-Qawuqji and his Arab Liberation Army attacked Tirat Zvi but was repelled with many casualties. Jewish communities in Palestine saw this battle as a great victory and morale increased significantly.

[edit] References

Edna Margolis, Isidor Margolis, R. Cohen & J. Cohen, Jew and Arab on the Border: A story of Religious Pioneering, Hapoel Hamizrachi of America, 1940, New York, Edited by Aaron Binnun