Bar'am

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Bar'am (Hebrew: ברעם‎, lit. Son of the People) is a kibbutz located in northern Israel. Located approximately 300 meters from Israel's border with Lebanon near the ruins of Kfar Bar'am, and close to the Bar'am National Park, known for the remains of one of Israel's oldest synagogues, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.

[edit] History

Bar'am was founded on 16 June 1949 by demobilized Palmach soldiers. The kibbutz was established as a secular settlement of the Hashomer Hatzair movement on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Kafr Bir'im.^[1]

The kibbutz, with more than 200 members and 200 children, continues to expand despite its close proximity to Israel's northern border.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website (Hebrew)
• Kibbutzniks trade in socialism for stocks Atlanta Jewish Times, 4 November, 2005
• Rockets fell on the new Tuscany The Economist, 17 August 2006
• CANADA AWAKENING the Fourth Annual Inuit-Israeli Tour
• brief overview of kibbutz Baram
• Bar-David Museum of Jewish Art and Judaica

Coordinates: 33°03′30″N, 35°26′00″E