Gadot

For people with the name, see Gadot (surname).
Gadot
Gadot
Coordinates: 33°1′4.8″N 35°37′1.91″E / 33.018000°N 35.6171972°E / 33.018000; 35.6171972Coordinates: 33°1′4.8″N 35°37′1.91″E / 33.018000°N 35.6171972°E / 33.018000; 35.6171972
District Northern
Council Upper Galilee
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Kibbutz Movement
Population (2015)[1] 406

Gadot (Hebrew: גָּדוֹת, lit. Banks) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 406.

History

Kibbutz Gadot (originally Hagovrim) was founded in 1949 on the site of the destroyed moshava of Mishmar HaYarden by Nahal youth from HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed and Holocaust survivors. It was named Gadot due its proximity to the banks of the Jordan River.

During the 1950s and 1960s the kibbutz suffered from several assaults by the Syrian army and was hit by many artillery bombardments.[2] On 7 April 1967, when 6 Syrian MiGs were shot down, the kibbutz suffered a severe bombardment during which almost all of its buildings were hit. Two months later, during the Six-Day War, the kibbutz was once again bombarded and most of its buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. The state of the kibbutz and the turn-point of the war are perpetuated in a song performed by Hava Alberstein - Daughter are you laughing or crying.[3] During the Yom Kippur War the kibbutz was hit once again, although to a lesser extent.

Economy

The kibbutz's local industries are: crops, avocado, citrus, chickens, cheese making, hostessing, plastics factory for wrapping materials and a computer company.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Syrians Attack Jewish Settlement; Battle Lasts Two Days Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 21 July 1955
  3. Daughter are you laughing or crying Shironet

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