Ma'ayan Baruch

Ma'ayan Barukh
Ma'ayan Barukh
Coordinates: 33°14′27.96″N 35°36′31.68″E / 33.2411000°N 35.6088000°E / 33.2411000; 35.6088000Coordinates: 33°14′27.96″N 35°36′31.68″E / 33.2411000°N 35.6088000°E / 33.2411000; 35.6088000
Council	Upper Galilee
Region	Finger of the Galilee/Hula Valley
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	11 March 1947

Gardens of Maayan Baruch

Ma'ayan Baruch (Hebrew: מַעְיַן בָּרוּךְ, lit. Blessed Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the intersection of the Israeli, Syrian and Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 277.

History

The kibbutz was founded in March 1947 on the land of Hamara, a moshav abandoned in 1920. The founders were members of other kvutzot who had met in Kfar Giladi; members of the HaTenua HaMeuhedet youth movement, members of Habonim who immigrated to British Mandate of Palestine as Ma'apilim (illegal immigrants of Aliyah Bet), and members of a garin of pioneering soldiers from South Africa who fought in the British Army during World War II.

Development projects

A new neighborhood in Ma'ayan Baruch was built to attract newcomers and bring money into the kibbutz coffers in the wake of the socio-economic problems that have affected many kibbutzim since the 1980s. The newcomers are from other kibbutzim and townships in the region, as well as other parts of the country. ^[1]

Landmarks

A museum which holds a collection of prehistoric artifacts found in the Hula Valley, The Prehistoric Man Museum, is located on the kibbutz. The museum collection includes the skeleton of a prehistoric woman, approximately 50 years old, buried with her dog. ^[2][3]

Notable residents

• Menashe Kadishman (born 1932), sculptor and painter
• Amnon Shamosh, Israeli author and poet

See Also

• Notes from the Frontier, an account of life on the kibbutz in the mid-1960s by American author Hugh Nissenson.

References