Nitzanin historiallisista kohteista
Kibbutsi Nitzanimin raunioilla _On the Ruins of Kibbutz Nitzanim
Aivan pienellä kohdalla luonnon ytimissä on Nitzan- ( Nitzanim) kylä, jonka arkeologinen esineistö on erittäin runsasta. Nitsania ympäröivät maanviljelyspeltojen muokatut alueet, tuoksuavat sitruspuutarhat, korkeat eukalyptuslehdot ja kullankeltaiset hiekkadyynit. Tämän rauhallisen laidunmiljöön keskessä on eloonheränneen historian jättämiä merkkejä muistuttamassa aiemmasta vähemmän rauhallisesta menneisyydestä-
For a small place, in the heart of nature, the
community of Nitzan (Nitzanim)
is extraordinarily rich in tokens from the past. Nitzan is
hemmed in by tilled agricultural fields, scented citrus
orchards, tall eucalyptus stands and golden sand dunes. Yet
amidst this pastoral environment survive vivid historical
remnants to serve as constant reminders of the not-so-peaceful
past.
Nitzanim perustettiin II
maailmansodan päivinä 1943 ja Itä-Euroopan siionistinen
nuoriso oli sitä perustamassa. Jo viisi vuotta perustamisen
jälkeen Egypti hyökkäsi 7. kesäkuuta 1948 sinne. Mutta jo
seuraavana vuonna Nitzanim perustettiin uudelleen nuorten
kotina (Youth Home) ja myöhemmin 1998 Nitzan-kylänä.
Entiset kibbutsilaiset rakensivat uudestaan kibbutsinsa jonkin
kilometrin päähän aiemmasta, kun Israel oli voittanut
itsenäisyyssodan.
- Nitzanim – founded in 1943 by East European Zionist Youth; fell to the Egyptians on June 7 1948; Nitzanim was re-established as a Youth Home is 1949 and later in 1998 as the village of Nitzan. The former Kibbutznikim rebuilt their Kibbutz a few miles away after Israel's War of Independence War.
Paras kohta, mistä alkaa kertomuksen, on paikallinen koululaitos, Nitzanim Field School. Se sijaitsee historiallisesti kiinnostavassa rakennuksessa , joka on vuosikymmenet tunnettu palatsina. Koulu tarjoaa opastettuja turistiretkiä alueella ja siellä voi katsoa myös 15 minuutin filmin vuoden 1948 taistelusta, joka paikalla käytiin ,ja joka johti juutalaisten häviämiseen egyptiläisille. Palatsi ja sen rauniot on restauroitu uudestaan ja siellä on kaatuneitten sotilaitten muistomerkit. Erityisesti on huomiouitu kaatuneet naissotilaat.
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The best place to start is the local Nitzanim
Field School. It's located in a spectacular
building of historical interest which has been known for
decades as 'the palace'. Not only does the field school provide
guided tours of the area, but it also shows a 15 minute film
(for a token fee) of the 1948 infamous battle which took place
at the site leading to the Jewish surrender to the Egyptians.
'The Palace' and its surroundings have been restored and
include monuments to the fallen soldiers, with a special focus
on the fallen female fighters.
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The well-maintained Nitzanim cemetery is the last
resting place of the kibbutz founders and the tombstones are a
testament to the numerous countries of their origin before they
settled and cultivated this coastal community. The ornate black
metal gates at the entrance mirror the history of the place:
the agriculture, the smuggling in of Jewish immigrants off the
coast during the pre-State days when British mandatory law
severely restricted immigration and the army operation to
extract the women and children of the kibbutz before the
Egyptians arrived. The 23 soldiers of the Givati Brigade who
fell defending Nitzanim have a memorial section in the cemetery
and their sacrifice is remembered annually on Fallen Soldiers
Memorial Day.
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After the Egyptians conquered the kibbutz, when
Israel re-conquered the area the original kibbutznikim rebuilt
their kibbutz nearby but not exactly where they were before.
Instead, a school was established in Nitzanim for Youth Aliya
(Immigration to Israel.) It was run by the dynamic Dov (Berl)
Shiver, a Holocaust survivor. After his death in 1962, the
large, flowering garden was named Gan Dov –Dov’s Garden –
to honor his memory.
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In October 1967 Egypt attacked the Israeli Navy
Ship Eilat on 29. 10. 67 (a few months after the end of the Six
Day War.) Many were killed, many injured and some are still
missing until this day. Amongst the dead was Major
Yehoshou Barnëah brutally cutting short his promising career.
His friends from the Hungarian Zionist Youth Movement planted
some eucalyptus trees in his memory on Tu B'Shvat 1968.
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There are several other memorial plaques scattered
around the area that used to be Kibbutz Nitzanim. A few old
buildings still remain from that time, as well as the water
towers.
(IV M. 33: 18-19. Ritma oli paikka, jossa kasvoi Rotem, pl. Ritmim pensaita, joissa on valkoiset kukat ja pensas kuuluu papujen heimoon)
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Nitzanim is surrounded by a nature reserve open to
the public 24/7 with several well-marked paths. The best time
to visit is late winter and spring when the rains have made the
area green the anemones are poking their bright red heads above
ground, the white-broom is at its peak and there is water in
the reservoir.
Getting to Nitzanim
This article was kindly submitted by Shifra Shomron, a resident of Nitzan and a novelist author of Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim
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