- Bar'am
Infobox Kibbutz
name = Bar'am
foundation = 16 June 1949
founded_by = DemobilizedPalmach soldiers
region =Upper Galilee
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.baram.org.il www.baram.org.il]Bar'am ( _he. בַּרְעָם, "lit." Son of the People) is a
kibbutz located in northernIsrael . Located approximately 300 meters from Israel's border withLebanon near the ruins ofKfar Bar'am , and close to the Bar'am National Park, known for the remains of one of Israel's oldestsynagogue s, it falls under the jurisdiction ofUpper Galilee Regional Council .History
Bar'am was founded on 16 June 1949 by demobilized
Palmach soldiers. The kibbutz was established as a secular settlement of theHashomer Hatzair movement on the land of the depopulated Arab village ofKafr Bir'im . [Benny Morris (2004): "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited", ISBN 0521009677, p. XXII, settlement #160.]The kibbutz, with more than 200 members and 200 children, continues to expand despite its close proximity to Israel's northern border.
Economy
Bar'am has orchards where apples, pears, nectarines, plums,and kiwi are grown, and a packing plant, where the fruit is sorted, packed and kept in cold storage until it is delivered to markets throughout Israel. Other crops include corn, peanuts and sunflower seeds. In addition, the kibbutz has ponds for fish farming. The kibbutz also has a factory that manufactures plastics for medical purposes. Elcam Medical produces precision injection-molded, disposable medical devices.
Culture
The kibbutz operates the Bar David Museum, which houses bi-annual exhibitions from the large permanent collection of paintings and Jewish ritual objects, plus temporary exhibitions of fine art, sculpture and photography, and a small Archeology Room that exhibits objects from the region, such as ceramic and glass artifacts and jewelry and statuettes.
References
External links
* [http://www.baram.org.il Official website] he icon
* [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/27523/edition_id/526/format/html/displaystory.html Kibbutzniks trade in socialism for stocks] Atlanta Jewish Times, 4 November, 2005
* [http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7804663 Rockets fell on the new Tuscany] The Economist, 17 August 2006
* [http://www.canadaawakening.com/pages/pastreports/israelrep.html CANADA AWAKENING] the Fourth Annual Inuit-Israeli Tour
* [http://www.b-entity.co.nz/baram.html brief overview of kibbutz Baram]
* [http://ilmuseums.com/museum_eng.asp?id=86 Bar-David Museum of Jewish Art and Judaica]
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