Concrete water tower in The Great Courtyard of Merhavia. Merhavia, the first Jewish settlement in the Jezreel Valley, In November 1910 did Jewish sett

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Concrete water tower in The Great Courtyard of Merhavia. Merhavia, the first Jewish settlement in the Jezreel Valley, In November 1910 did Jewish settlement at the site begin in the form of an agricultural cooperation. The Courtyard of Merhavia, called “The Great Courtyard”, was built between 1912 and 1916. Today the historic site is a home to a historic and educational visitor center. Golda Meir’ and Meir Ya’ari, leader of “HaShomer HaTzair” and “HaKibbutz HaArtzi” lived here for a period

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Location: Kibbutz Merhavia, Israel
Photo credit: © Ilan Rosen / Alamy / Afripics
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