Beit Oren
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Beit Oren בֵּית אורן بيت اورن |
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| Coordinates: 32°43′53.04″N 35°0′19.79″E / 32.7314000°N 35.0054972°ECoordinates: 32°43′53.04″N 35°0′19.79″E / 32.7314000°N 35.0054972°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founded by | Hebrew Socialist Youth Movement members |
| Population (2015) | 452 |
Beit Oren (Hebrew: בֵּית אֹרֶן, lit. Home of the Pine) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 452.
Beit Oren is located in the heart of Carmel mountain range, right next to the Carmel Nature Reserve national park, an area often called "little Switzerland".
In 1934 a single Arab house stood on the site of what is today Beit Oren. It was purchased with the surrounding lands, settled by a group of 15 Jewish workers, and served as a watch tower and camp. The workers intended to build a city and name it Ya'arot HaCarmel, but a number were killed when the site was attacked during the 1936 Arab Revolt.
The kibbutz was founded in 1939 by immigrants from Poland and Russia, part of the Hebrew Socialist Youth movement. Over time these were joined by other groups from Dror and Aliyat HaNoar, as well as by a group from Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael.
During the Mandate era the kibbutz served as a Palmach base for underground activities against the British. On 9 October 1945, a Palmach unit set out from Beit Oren to free 208 illegal immigrants detained at the Atlit detainee camp. After overcoming the guards, the freed immigrants were led past Beit Oren to Kibbutz Yagur, where they were hidden from the British. The attack was the first anti-British action undertaken by the Palmach.
During the 1980s Beit Oren suffered severe financial problems and many of the middle aged members left, leaving the senior members with debts and no income or means of subsistence. The kibbutz movement stopped financial support to the kibbutz,and a group of young individuals were brought in to make fundamental changes. In 1999, eight members of Beit Oren petitioned the High Court of Justice to abolish the classification of Beit Oren as a kibbutz and classify it as a community village.
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