Amir, Israel

Coordinates: 33°10′42″N 35°37′15″E / 33.17833°N 35.62083°E / 33.17833; 35.62083
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Amir
Jewish refugees
Population
 (2022)[2]
622

Amir (

Galilee Panhandle near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 622.[2] The kibbutz is on the eastern bank of the Jordan River in the Hula Valley, and has views of snow-topped Mount Hermon to the northeast, and the Ramat Naftali to the west. It was established in 1939 in the area today known as Lehavot HaBashan, and moved to its current location in 1942.[3]

History

Kibbutz Amir was established on 29 October 1939 on land purchased by the

1948 Arab-Israeli war treatment there for neighboring Arab villagers was free.[5]

A photo in the June 1940 edition of Life Magazine shows a kibbutz member ploughing the heavy soil with a primitive plough pulled by two water buffalo. Due to its location, the kibbutz was affected by floods every winter, and in 1942 was moved to its present location on land bought from another Arab village, al-Dawwara.

Kibbutz Amir 1940
Kibbutz Amir 30 June 1940

A disposable diaper factory, Tafnukim, owned by the kibbutz was privatized in 2003.[6] On July 15, 2006, a missile fired from Lebanon hit Kibbutz Amir, setting fire to the factory,[7] which is located about 400 meters from the kibbutz residences. The attack was on Saturday when the factory was closed. Four days later, a missile hit a cow shed, killing two dozen dairy cows.[8]

Notable people

Several important female artists are associated with Kibbutz Amir. Israeli jewelry artist Deganit Stern Schocken was born at Kibbutz Amir in 1947; she now teaches and works in Hadera. American photographer Annie Leibovitz worked as a volunteer at Kibbutz Amir in 1969, and gelatin silver prints of her photos taken during her stay are now part of the collection of the Jewish Museum in New York.

References

  1. ^ Amir Labour Movement
  2. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ See early 1940s Survey of Palestine map at: File:Historical map series for the area of al-Hamra' (1940s with modern overlay).jpg
  4. ISBN 965-448-413-7
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  5. ^ a b Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 5.
  6. ^ Sano to make bid for troubled local diaper maker Tafnukim
  7. ^ Setting fire to the factory
  8. ^ Kibbutzim in Line of Fire in North Israel
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