1988 – Enlargement towards the south by planting Cypress trees
2005 - Renovation & development: new paths, gardening, - irrigation system
2018 - Planning and adjustment of future burial, gardening
Key Meanings: Continuing the spirit of the historical landscape, Memory of the Pioneers of ‘Gdud Haavoda’, new burial with respect for the past. gardening with local plants
Artist Statement: Kibbutz Ramat Rachel of “Gdud Ha-Avodah” was founded in 1926 on land purchased from the Greek Patriarchate of Jerusalem (1925). Its members believed in socialistic ideals and were committed to the urban working class. They worked as miners, builders and load-bearers in British Mandate Jerusalem, as well as in agriculture and in the Dead Sea potassium plant. In the cemetery lie the pioneers and their children, and the defenders of the kibbutz who died in the many attacks it suffered. Ramat Rachel was destroyed in 1929 and 1948 and rebuilt by its members each time. The kibbutz has buried its members in the cemetery since its foundation and until today.
The Ramat Rachel Historical Cemetery
The 2004 renovation,
In 2004, new flint stone paths were constructed, in the old and new parts. A new irrigation system was installed to support the creation of a garden of local plants, The historical graves were conserved and a new forged steel gate and explanatory entrance sign were installed.
Above: The 2004 renovation plan
Morin 2004
Below: Aerial photo
2017
