Kfar Ruppin

Kfar Ruppin
Kfar Ruppin
Coordinates: 32°27′27″N 35°33′21.96″E / 32.45750°N 35.5561000°E / 32.45750; 35.5561000Coordinates: 32°27′27″N 35°33′21.96″E / 32.45750°N 35.5561000°E / 32.45750; 35.5561000
District Northern
Council Valley of Springs
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1938
Founded by Massad members
Population (2017)[1] 442
Website www.kfar-ruppin.org.il

Kfar Ruppin (Hebrew: כְּפַר רוּפִּין‬, lit. Ruppin Village) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Beit She'an in northern Israel. A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 442.[1]

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1938 by the "Massad" group as part of the tower and stockade enterprise. The first residents were immigrants from Germany, Bohemia and Austria.[2] It was named in honour of Arthur Ruppin, who helped to develop Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.

From 2017 Mechinat HaEmek (מכינת העמ"ק) a pre-army preparatory academy moved to the kibbutz from the close by moshav Tel Teomim (תל תאומים). The mechina, now in its twelfth session; learn and volunteer on the kibbutz and the surrounding area.

Economy

Aside from agriculture and fish farming, the kibbutz has a factory that produces plastic managed by an external company.[3]

Birdwatching

The area is known for birdwatching due to its location on one of the most important bird migration flyways between Europe and Africa.[4] A bird ringing station is also located there.[5] The kibbutz culture hall, built in 1965 on a hill near the original tower and stockade structures, is being converted into a birdwatching observatory and research center.[6]

Landmarks

Kfar Ruppin gardens is a 50 acres (200,000 m2) public garden on the grounds of the kibbutz.[7] Near the kibbutz is an archaeological site called Tel Tsaf, a 7,000-year-old prehistoric village which has produced the largest database of materials from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic periods.[8]

Notable residents

Efrat Natan

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ p. 211, Gavron, Daniel, The Kibbutz: Awakening from Utopia, Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Inc., 2000, ISBN 978-0-8476-9526-3.
  3. ↑ p. 215, Gavron, Daniel, op. cit.
  4. ↑ Leiah Elbaum's Israeli Birdwatching site. Retrieved on 25-08-2009.
  5. ↑ International Birdwatching Center of the Jordan Valley. Retrieved on 25-08-2009.
  6. ↑ Disused kibbutz hall gets new life as birdwatching center, Haaretz
  7. ↑ Kfar Ruppin Gardens
  8. ↑ The Guide to archaeological fieldwork opportunities outside the UK Archaeology Abroad
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