From a bird’s eye view, it can be seen that the houses of Kibbutz Beit HaArava, located near the Dead Sea, together form the shape of the letter “V”. Perhaps by chance and perhaps as a sign of the great victory of Zionist settlement.
Kibbutz Beit HaArava was first established in 1939. Not only did settlers in Israel have to deal with difficult conditions during the early years, those that chose to settle in the Jordan Valley not far from the Dead Sea, faced the most extreme conditions described in Hebrew literature as a “burnt piece of desert in a ruined land.”
During the War of Independence, the kibbutz was evacuated and only in 1980 did the new pioneers return to re-establish Kibbutz Beit HaArava and perpetuate the glorious heritage.
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Kibbutz Beit HaArava is a small and tight-knit kibbutz (200 residents) with a huge packing complex – so huge that it is considered the largest date packing house in Israel and maybe even in the Middle East. Dates from all over Israel reach the Kibbutz Beit HaArava packing house and are sent to all corners of the globe (Israel is the number one exporter of dates in the world). The kibbutz not only grows packs and sorts dates, it also grows dates and specializes in growing peppers, cherry tomatoes and other crops in organic farming.
Kibbutz Beit HaArava also owns the Lido Road Inn – one of the popular stopping points on the way to the Dead Sea. So the next time you go there, take a look, maybe go in and mark a “V” on your kibbutz tour.
Photos: Kibbutz Beit HaArava
