Place in Northern, Israel
Ramat David (Hebrew : רָמַת דָּוִד , lit. kibbutz in northern Israel .[ 2] Jezreel Valley near Ramat David Airbase , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council . In 2022 it had a population of 582.[ 1]
History
The kibbutz was established in 1926, and was named after David Lloyd George , who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Balfour Declaration was made. The German-Jewish architect Richard Kauffmann drew up plans for the design of Ramat David in 1931.[ 3]
The British author Roald Dahl landed his RAF Hurricane at the British Mandate airstrip at Ramat David early in 1941.[ 4] Going Solo [ 5]
On 22 May 1948 Egyptian planes attacked the airbase, damaging and destroying a number of British Royal Air Force planes.[ 6]
Notable people
Ruth Westheimer Ze'ev Herring (1910–1988), politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1974Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper[ 7] Zvi Yanai (1935–2013), civil servant and author
Gallery
References
^ a b "Regional Statistics" . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .^ Lungen, Paul (January 18, 2019). "Israeli Irrigation Company to Be Listed on TSX" . Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved April 30, 2019 . ^ Burmil, Shmuel; Enis, Ruth (2011). The Changing Landscape of a Utopia: The Landscape and Gardens of the Kibbutz, Past and Present ISBN 9783884622841 ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (July 22, 2011). "From Roald Dahl to Ezer Weizman: Historic Air Force Building at Ramat David to Be Preserved" . Haaretz . Retrieved April 29, 2019 . ^ Dahl, Roald (2012). Going Solo ISBN 9780141965338 ^ Michael Napier (2018) The Royal Air Force: A Centenary of Operations
^ The Chutzpah That Made Dr. Ruth the Real Wonder Woman Haaretz, 6 July 2019
