Thursday, April 1, 2010
53 Days
We all know that Israel can get pretty hot in the summer, but just how hot was answered in 1942 when Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi posted a temperature of 53 degrees Celsius! That's 129 degrees to us in the United States! Better pack some water when heading to Ein Gedi for a hike.... Though these temperatures may seem inhospitable to productive farming cycles, Israeli-made innovations such as drip irrigation make it possible for all those juicy Israeli fruits to grow.
Did we mention that the record temperature in Tirat Tzvi was the highest temperature recorded in the Middle East? Kinda scary, when you remember that Tirat Tzvi is today teh largest kibbutz source of meat for Israelis. Hope they've got a decent freezer!
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The 2010 Salute to Israel Parade will celebrate, among other things, the 100th anniversary of the kibbutz movement in Israel. The Jordan Valley Women's Marching Team, a group of 20-25 women from kibbutzim in Israel, is flying into New York to participate in the Parade and to mark this important centennial year! For more information on the Jordan Women's Marching Team and other groups participating in the 2010 Parade, click here.
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