Ein Tzurim
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| Ein Tzurim | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 October 1946 (in Gush Etzion) 1949 (current location) |
| Founded by | Bnei Akiva members |
| Region | Northern Negev |
| Industries | Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Website | Ein Tzurim |
Ein Tzurim (Hebrew: עין צורים, lit. Rocks Spring) is a religious kibbutz, located south of Kiryat Malakhi in south-central Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council, and is a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement.
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[edit] History
[edit] Original kibbutz
The kibbutz was founded on 23 October 1946 as a new settlement in Gush Etzion (east of the present-day location). Its founders were members of the fifth group (Gar'in) of Bnei Akiva who stayed in Tirat Zvi before then. In the 1948 Arab-Israeli war the kibbutz was destroyed along with all the other settlements in Gush Etzion, by the Jordanian army. The men who stayed there to fight were captured as prisoners of war.
With the renewal of Jewish settlement in Gush Etzion after the Six-Day War, a new kibbutz called Rosh Tzurim was founded on the original location of Ein Tzurim.
[edit] Modern location
In 1949 the people who left Ein Tzurim founded a new settlement in south-central Israel near the existing settlements of Zerahia, Shafir and Merkaz Shapira, and they named it "Ein Tzurim" as a symbol of continuity.
In the 1980s two major educational centers were built in the area of the kibbutz: a Yeshiva, Yeshivat Kibbutz HaDati, and the Yaakov Herzog center for the study of Judaism.
About half a year after the Gaza disengagement in summer 2005, some of the evacuees from Gush Katif, in particular those from Neve Dekalim and Netzer Hazani, moved into a trailer park that belongs to the kibbutz and is located nearby. Permanent housing is planned for the evacuees in the area of the kibbutz.
[edit] Economy
The kibbutz is largely dependent upon agriculture, with arable and fruit (lemon, persimmon and artichokes) farming and the rearing of cows and turkeys. There is also an air-conditioner factory and a motel.
Annually starting in 2007, during the Spring months a small group of American volunteers from the Conservative movement's post-high school year program, Nativ, live on the kibbutz and work with the kibbutz members at their regular jobs.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Ein Tzurim Kfar Etzion (Hebrew)
