Hulda, Israel
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Hulda is a kibbutz
in central Israel
. Located in the Shephelah
near the Hulda forest and the Burma Road
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 332. The kibbutz takes its name from the Palestinian
village of Khulda
, which existed nearby until the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
.
which turned it over to the Eretz Israel Office. In 1909, the Hulda farm was established and a building (today Herzl House) was constructed to house the manager of the farm and later, groups of pioneers who trained there prior to founding Ein Harod
, Kfar Yehezkel
, Ginegar
and other kibbutz
im.
During the 1929 Palestine riots
, the farm was attacked and destroyed. British forces ordered the evacuation of the settlers but barred them from taking the body of Ephraim Chizik, the Haganah
commander who was killed in battle. In 1931, the Gordonia pioneer group resettled Hulda. The farm suffered several more attacks during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
During Israel's War of Independence in 1948, it served as the headquarters of the Palmach
Yiftach Brigade
and a base for convoys bringing supplies to Jerusalem.
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the Shephelah
Shephelah
The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level. The area is fertile, and a temperate...
near the Hulda forest and the Burma Road
Burma Road (Israel)
The Israeli "Burma Road" was a makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem. It was built by Israeli forces headed by general Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council
Gezer Regional Council
Gezer Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006.-List of settlements:The council covers five kibbutzim, 15 moshavim and five communal settlementsKibbutzim...
. In 2006 it had a population of 332. The kibbutz takes its name from the Palestinian
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
village of Khulda
Khulda
Khulda was a Palestinian Arab village located south of Ramla in the Mandatory Palestine. Known as Huldre to the Crusaders, it is also mentioned in documents dating to the periods of Mamluk, Ottoman, and Mandatory rule over Palestine. During the 1948 war, the village was depopulated as part of...
, which existed nearby until the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
.
History
In 1905, the Anglo Palestine Bank purchased 2,000 dunams of land from the Saidun tribe for a Jewish settlement near the Jaffa-Jerusalem railway. Ownership of the land was transferred to the Jewish National FundJewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a quasi-governmental, non-profit organisation...
which turned it over to the Eretz Israel Office. In 1909, the Hulda farm was established and a building (today Herzl House) was constructed to house the manager of the farm and later, groups of pioneers who trained there prior to founding Ein Harod
Ein Harod
Ein Harod was a kibbutz in Israel. It was located in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. It is notable for being built near the battlefield of Ayn Jalut , a battle of huge macro-historical importance where the Mongols were defeated for the first time, in 1260.-History:The kibbutz was founded by...
, Kfar Yehezkel
Kfar Yehezkel
Kfar Yehezkel is a moshav ovdim in northern Israel. It is located in the Jezreel Valley, six kilometres southeast of Afula. It is under the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council. In 2007, the moshav had a population of 755.-History:...
, Ginegar
Ginegar
Ginegar ,is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 481.-History:...
and other kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
im.
During the 1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
The 1929 Palestine riots, also known as the Western Wall Uprising, the 1929 Massacres, , or the Buraq Uprising , refers to a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 when a long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into violence...
, the farm was attacked and destroyed. British forces ordered the evacuation of the settlers but barred them from taking the body of Ephraim Chizik, the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
commander who was killed in battle. In 1931, the Gordonia pioneer group resettled Hulda. The farm suffered several more attacks during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
During Israel's War of Independence in 1948, it served as the headquarters of the Palmach
Palmach
The Palmach was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine. The Palmach was established on May 15, 1941...
Yiftach Brigade
Yiftach Brigade
The Yiftach Brigade was an Israeli infantry brigade...
and a base for convoys bringing supplies to Jerusalem.
Notable residents
- Amos OzAmos OzAmos Oz is an Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist. He is also a professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University in Be'er Sheva....
, writer - Pinhas LavonPinhas LavonPinhas Lavon was an Israeli politician, minister and labor leader, best known for the Lavon Affair.-Early life:Lavon was born as Pinhas Lubianiker in Kopychyntsi in what was previously Galicia in Austria-Hungary . He studied law at the University of Lviv, where he organized Histadrut organizations...
- Ron HuldaiRon HuldaiRon Huldai is an Israeli politician, academic administrator, former fighter pilot and current mayor of Tel Aviv. He was born in 1944 in Hulda to Polish parents from Łódź. He is a history graduate of Tel Aviv University, Auburn University Montgomery , the U.S...
(his father took the family surname from the name of the kibbutz).