Kol Israel Haverim
Kol Israel Haverim, known in France as Alliance Israélite Universelle, was founded in Paris in 1860 out of a will to protect all Jews wherever they may be, contribute to their general and Jewish cultural development and promote the training of the young generation in handicrafts and agriculture.
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The Mikveh Israel Parade for Urban Nature for the Entire Family
Mikveh Israel agricultural youth village was established in February 1870 by Charles Netter and, since then, it has been contributing to the strengthening of Jewish identity, absorption of “Olim” (Jewish newcomers to Israel), to education to initiative and excellence, to settling, work, security and to social involvement.
The Mikveh Israel‘s influence on settling, security and education in Eretz Israel (Land of Israel) is well expressed by Ben-Gurion’s famous quote: “If Mikve Israel had not been founded – it is questionable whether the Israeli state would have been founded”. This saying illustrates the importance of the Mikveh‘s school and the responsibility of those who see the development of the school as based on education, agriculture and history.
The Mikveh Israel agricultural village is focusing on land, nature and the Israeli homeland. All over the years Mikveh Israel not only dealt with education of thousands of children, but also took substantial part in some dramatic chapters of Israel’s history, as it used as a base of the Hagana forces in the 1930′s and 1940′s, and as a home for newcomers’ children.
This year, for the fifth time now, was held the Mikveh Israel Parade – this year titled as “An Urban Nature Happening”- which attracted approximately 3,000 visitors who came to hike and to be introduced to Mikveh Israel.
The Mikveh Israel Parade is unique in that it allows the participants to walk along historic milestones – entering through the Jerusalem Gate built in the 19th century on the main road to Jerusalem where the historic meeting between Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl and Kaiser Wilhelm II took place, passing through Charles Netter’s grave, the Lokhem monument, and ending at a Bengal ficus that was planted at 1888 and is now rising over with additional four secondary roots. The participants in the parade also pass through the historic buildings of the agriculture village and its farm (cowshed, stable, greenhouse, crop fields, groves, orchards and botanical gardens).
Along the path of the parade were available creation stands, tractor tours, safari hikes to the Zevel Mountain. In addition, the Israel Sport for All association set athletics compounds for families, as well as bicycle tracks.
You are most welcome to take part in the next parades and to visit one of the most enchanting sites in Israel.
