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Ruchama

Ruchama is a kibbutz in the northern Negev, founded in 1911 and considered the first Jewish habitation in the Negev in the pre-state period. Discussed here as part of a post on Jewish habitation of the Negev from the late Ottoman period through to statehood.

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Settlement of the Negev in the Modern Period

A field trip through the north-western Negev and Gaza Envelope: water and security at Nir Am, the Black Arrow memorial, the RAF and ANZAC memorials in the Beeri Forest, the Maon Synagogue mosaic, Mitzpe Gvulot, the Nachal Besor bridge and Kibbutz Ruchama.

Oct 2013 · 4 minute read
Museum of Water & Security, Nir-Am Black Arrow Memorial RAF Graffiti, Beeri Forest ANZAC Memorial, Beeri Forest Maon Synagogue Mosaic Homes in Mitzpe Gevulot Hanging Bridge over Nachal Besor Security Building in Ruchama
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