Ramot Menashe

Ramot Menashe is located in the Menashe Heights, after which the kibbutz is named. The kibbutz is surrounded by open terrain, mostly agricultural lands worked by members of the kibbutz. The main traffic routes connecting the kibbutz to its surroundings are Highway 6 and Route 672. According to Benny Morris, the kibbutz is located on land close to Daliyat al-Rawha', a depopulated Palestinian village, while Walid Khalidi notes that the land of Ramot Menashe actually belonged to the former village of Sabbarin. ==History==

In 1946, a gar'in of the Hashomer Hatzair movement, made up of Holocaust survivors and Jewish insurgents from Austria and Poland was established. The gar'in was named "Bone HaNegev" (builders of the Negev) and the members planned to build a settlement in the Negev. In April 1946, the members of the gar'in boarded a ship in La Spezia, Italy along with 1,400 other Jewish holocaust survivors, but the British discovered the ship and prevented it from sailing. The citizens of La Spezia sent food and aid to the ship and put pressure on the British to allow the ship to sail to Palestine, and eventually the British allowed the ship to sail. On 18 May 1946, the members arrived in Palestine. Despite their desire to settle in the Negev, they were sent to Ein HaShofet and Dalia for training and on 29 July 1948, they settled as a kibbutz, numbering 64 members. ==Economy==

The main source of Ramot Menashe's profits comes from industrial activity, while some agricultural sectors are active, such as cowsheds, Avocado groves and field crops. Tourism and entertainment also developed in the kibbutz. Sport The kibbutz has a football team called Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo F.C. (originally named Hapoel Eyal Ramot Menashe after kibbutz member Eyal Shapira). It represents all the settlements of the Megiddo Regional Council and plays in the Second Division (Northern Second District). The pitch is located within the boundaries of Kibbutz Ramot Menashe. The team has been coached by kibbutz member Shlomo Liran for more than 30 years, and the team currently has four members from the kibbutz. The pitch is known by the members of the kibbutz "Eucalyptus Stadium" due to the trees surrounding it. In 2011 a stand was built for the group's fans and in 2015 roofing work was completed with a new roof. The team's highest achievement was in 2009/10, when the team qualified for the first division in its history for the first division and at the end of one season was relegated to the second division north, where it plays to this day. ==References==