Kibbutz Dalia, courtesy, Marc's Words |
1. A son of Elioenai in the Davidic genealogy (I Chron. iii. 24). The sons of Delaiah are mentioned in the long post-exilic list of those who returned from captivity under Zerubbabel (Ezra ii. 60; Neh. vii. 62). They were, however, unable to trace their descent.
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2. Son of Mehetabeel and father of
Shemaiah, who tried to persuade Nehemiah to seek refuge at night in the Temple,
which caused Nehemiah to suspect him of spreading false alarms at the
instigation of Sanballat (Neh. vi. 10).
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3. Son of Shemaiah, a prince during
the régime of Jehoiakim; one of those to whom Micaiah related the reading of
the prophecy of Jeremiah by the prophet's scribe Baruch (Jer. xxxvi. 12).
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4. A priest who headed the
twenty-third of the twenty-four priestly divisions in the reign of David (I
Chron. xxiv. 18).
The modern Kibbutz Dalia was founded by
members of two Jewish groups affiliated with the socialist Hashomer
Hatzair movement who moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. The first
group was called "Ba-Ma'ale" and was composed of Romanian Jews.
The other group was called "Ba-Mifneh" and was composed of German Jews.
The Kibbutz Artzi network of Hashomer Hatzair decided
to unite the groups and the two were symbolically united on May 1st –
May Day. That same day 50 members, 25 from each group, arrived at a parcel
of land owned by the Jewish National Fund, next to the Arab village of Daliat-El-Ruha (from
where Dalia took its name) and established a kibbutz and Tower and
Stockade settlement for the protection of the Jewish inhabitants on that site
and in the surrounding area. The first permanent building was a nursery day care center and the first
industry was a small soap factory.
The 1940s saw major
developments in the kibbutz. Between 1940 and 1943 a stable, cowshed, pen, cheese factory, textile factory, chicken
coop and beehive were built. The
kibbutz also showed its cruel side by establishing a rabbit farm, which was the main source of meat during the austerity
period of World War II. A road was paved by the members from nearby kibbutz Ein HaShofet,
connecting it to the rest of the country's transportation system.
Cultural and communal activities flourished
in the kibbutz. A folk-dancing festival organized by Gurit Kadman in
1944 was held at the "Khan" on
the kibbutz during the festival of Shavuot.
The Book of Ruth was the theme of the festival, and residents of the various
settlements in this region took part. Among the participants was Sara
Levi-Tanai, who founded the Inbal Dance Theater company in 1949. The
festival lasted for two days, with 200 dancers and 3,000 viewers. Three
years later, in 1947, a second dance festival was held in the natural amphitheater beside the
kibbutz. At this festival, several hundred dancers participated, watched by
some ten thousand people from all over the country. Kibbutz theatre
director Shulamit Bat-Dori directed the last two
dance festivals held at Kibbutz Dalia, in 1958 and 1968. The 1958
production spotlighted 1,500 dancers, while the 1968 festival featured 3,000
dancers and attracted 60,000 audience members.
In 1944, youth from Dalia organized
a group, which later joined the Palmach militia.
In 1947, the kibbutz housed a nationwide squad leader course for the Palmach.
During the War of Independence, Dalia helped the war effort by donating its
only truck, and also put at the disposal, the local facilities, to help
Israel's military industries. In a separate incident, an Egyptian plane was shot
down nearby, its pilot caught and put in the kibbutz cowshed, which drew children's
attention.
Other kibbutz sites
include: the Community Garden in the
heart of the kibbutz. The kibbutz terraces.
The Chess Club.
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