Tirat Zvi
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Tirat Zvi טִירַת צְבִי |
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 Tirat Zvi
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| Coordinates: 32°25′18″N 35°31′28″E / 32.42167°N 35.52444°ECoordinates: 32°25′18″N 35°31′28″E / 32.42167°N 35.52444°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 30 June 1937 |
| Founded by | European immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 759 |
| Website | tiratzvi.org.il |
Tirat Zvi (Hebrew: טִירַת צְבִי, lit. Zvi Castle) is a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, ten kilometers south of the city of Beit She'an, Israel, just west of the Jordan River and the Israel-Jordan border. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 759.
Tirat Zvi sits 220 meters below sea level. On 21 June 1942, it recorded the highest daytime temperature in Asia (54°C; 129.2°F), although the validity of this measurement has been questioned.
The kibbutz was founded on 30 June 1937 as part of the settlement enterprise. The founders were Jews from Poland, Romania and Germany and came from two groups: Kvutzat Shahal and Kvutzat Rudges. The kibbutz was named after Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and a leader of Hovevei Zion. The "tira" refers to a two-storey mud-brick structure purchased from the Arab landowner, Musa al-Almi.
The kibbutz was attacked on 28 February 1938 by an armed Arab mob during the Arab revolt. The attack was repelled with many casualties on both sides. On 20 February 1948, before the neighboring Arab nations officially joined the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a battalion of the Arab Liberation Army led by Muhammed Safa attacked Tirat Zvi. The Arabs were repelled, after 60 of the attackers were killed. One kibbutz member Naftali Friedlander was killed in the fighting.
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