Ramot Menashe
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Ramot Menashe (Hebrew: קיבוץ רמות מנשה) is an Israeli kibbutz situated on the Menashe plateau between the Carmel mountain range and the Jezreel Valley. The kibbutz was founded in 1948 by pioneers from Poland and Austria. Some of the founders were Holocaust survivors, who had participated in ghetto uprisings against the Nazis. Throughout its existence, Ramot Menashe has received members from, among others, Argentina, Romania, Chile, Uruguay and Israel - all of which are, like the original founders, affiliated with the socialist Zionist movement Ha'shomer ha'tzair.
Today, Ramot Menashe has around 350 members and about 700 inhabitants in total.
The most important sources of income for the kibbutz are the production of water meters (which are manufactured in cooperation with neighbouring kibbutz Dalia),micro-encapsulated products, various crops such as mango, avocado and cotton, poultry, sheep and dairy farming. The kibbutz also runs a "bed-and-breakfast" hostel and part of a nearby shopping centre.
Numerous facilities are available to the inhabitants of the kibbutz. These include the communal dining hall, children's daycare, a laundry service, two small shops stocking day-to-day necessaries, a swimming pool, an archaeological museum, a post office, a café and weekly film shows at kibbutz Ein-Hashofet.
Ramot Menashe also has its own disco - Terminal. It is typically open three times a week - each time attracting guests from both in- and outside the kibbutz.
