Dalia, Israel
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The kibbutz Dalja (Hebrew: דליה ) is located in northern Israel on the edge of the Jezreel Valley in Galilee to the south-eastern slopes of Mount Carmel and about 30 km southeast of Haifa. He is a 1939 emerged from the two former kibbutzim Bama'ale and Bamifne. The name of the kibbutz goes back to the former Arab village Dalijat -el- Rucha, whose land was acquired by the Jewish National Fund of Arab landowners. Initially, the population consisted of 160 adults and 14 children, in 1995 the population was 870 Today the kibbutz is known for its soaps and chemical production; he has some of the cottages for guests and there are Israeli folk festivals take place.
History
Prehistory
The kibbutz Dalja created by the merger of two kibbutzim who were close to the Hashomer Hatzair ( an international socialist- Zionist youth organization). The first kibbutz Bama'ale consisted mainly of immigrant members from Romania, especially Transylvania, many of whom had an agricultural or industrial training. The first of them reached Israel in 1933, but first had to wait for permission from the Jewish Agency, in order to settle permanently allowed. The second kibbutz Bamifne in Karkur consisted of German members. These were partly formed agriculturally in Denmark, many of them, however, had studied in Germany, France or England. This kibbutz was also established in 1933. Its members worked mainly in agriculture, as a construction worker in the nearby village of Gan Haschomron or as a longshoreman in Haifa.
On April 26, 1939, decided the two kibbutzim Bama'ale and Bamifne merge on 1 May of the same year Dalja was founded in Ramat Menashe.
Development of the kibbutz
Dalja was one of the last tower and stockade settlements founded with 160 adult members and 14 children. Stony, dry soil and a single well of the former Arab village were difficult starting conditions, which could be overcome, however. It small plants for soap and detergent production, and a factory for water meters were built, which made Dalja one of the first kibbutzim with industrial production. The dance festival Hag HaBikurim, a kind of harvest festival, found here its origin and quickly gained popularity. 1947 came tens of thousands of spectators from all over Israel to see hundreds of dancers. 1950 a new well was drilled, the guaranteed access to larger water resources. Approximately 600,000 m² forest of pine, cypress and carob trees were planted.
The state water company drilled in 1950 directly on the kibbutz and came in depth 374 m to large water resources which allow promotion of 300 cubic meters of water per hour. Further drilling followed and modified agriculture, chemical production and the lives of residents considerably. Even today, one of the chemical industry plant " Zohar Dalia " among the most important in Israel, even if it has to deal with modernization problems. The population of the kibbutz is steadily decreasing slightly.