Beit HaEmek

Beit HaEmek
בֵּית הָעֵמֶק‎
Kibbutz dining room
Kibbutz dining room
Etymology: House of the Valley
Beit HaEmek is located in Northwest Israel
Beit HaEmek
Beit HaEmek
Beit HaEmek is located in Israel
Beit HaEmek
Beit HaEmek
Coordinates: 32°58′16″N 35°8′42″E / 32.97111°N 35.14500°E / 32.97111; 35.14500
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1949
Founded byBritish Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
743

Beit HaEmek (Hebrew: בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, lit. 'House of the Valley') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 743.[1]

History

Beit HaEmek archaeological park

Kibbutz Beit HaEmek was established in 1949, in part by members of the British Habonim movement.[2] Its name is derived from that of the nearby village of Amqa and the Biblical city of Beth-emek "included in Asher tribal allotment"[3] mentioned in the Book of Joshua 19:27,[4] which was located 5 kilometres north-east of the kibbutz. The kibbutz was built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kuwaykat.[5][6] In addition to agricultural activities, the kibbutz has scientific industry activities, such as Biological Industries, one of the world’s leading and trusted suppliers to the life sciences industry.[7][8] In 2007 the kibbutz voted to privatize itself.[9]

Neta'im school

In 2018, a public elementary school called Beit Khinukh Neta'im (Hebrew: בית חינוך נטעים) opened in Beit HaEmek, which serves as a regional school for the Mateh Asher Regional Council alongside the Ma'ayanot school in Kabri

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Klein, Steven (September 27, 2018). "Rank and File: Celebrating Kibbutz Beit Haemek's British Connection". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.110, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  4. ^ Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 2: Upper Galilee, Huleh Basin and Jordan Source Region, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.309 (Hebrew)
  5. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 22. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  6. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, settlement #45. ISBN 0-521-00967-7.
  7. ^ "30 YEARS OF CELL CULTURE EXCELLENCE". Biological Industries. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Biological Industries Expands to the United States, Providing Innovative Research Technology to the U.S. Life Sciences Market". Business Wire. October 27, 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Rory (20 February 2007). "Israel's oldest kibbutz votes for privatisation". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

Bibliography

  • Gur, Yuval; Getzov, Nimrod (2011-09-26). "Bet Ha-'Emeq". Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel (123).