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Israel : Kibbutz Gesher, 1979.
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Donated by Maggie Rozanski, July 2022.
Situated along the banks of the Jordan River, in the Beit Shean Valley south of the Sea of Galilee, lays old Kibbutz Gesher. Yet, embedded below the surface of these banks also lies a history of a nation and a story of a people. The River Jordan officially serves as the border between Israel and Jordan in this area, so at the time of the establishment of the state of Israel the kibbutz constituted a “gateway” into the country from Jordan. The Kibbutz was held under siege in the 1948 War of Independence and was almost completely destroyed by the onslaught from the Jordanian Arab Legion. Kibbutz Gesher survived however, and remains a thriving community of 500 people.
Situated along the banks of the Jordan River, in the Beit Shean Valley south of the Sea of Galilee, lays old Kibbutz Gesher. Yet, embedded below the surface of these banks also lies a history of a nation and a story of a people. The River Jordan officially serves as the border between Israel and Jordan in this area, so at the time of the establishment of the state of Israel the kibbutz constituted a “gateway” into the country from Jordan. The Kibbutz was held under siege in the 1948 War of Independence and was almost completely destroyed by the onslaught from the Jordanian Arab Legion. Kibbutz Gesher survived however, and remains a thriving community of 500 people.