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The opening as it read in 2010

Ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of new Olim (Jewish immigrants) arriving in the newly independent state of Israel.¹ The Hebrew word Ma'abara (singular) derives from the word ma'avar ( , transit). Ma'abarot (plural) were meant to be temporary communities for the new arrivals. Immigrants housed in these communities were refugees from Europe and the Middle East . Over time, the Ma'abarot metamorphosed into towns, or were absorbed as neighbourhoods of the towns they were attached to, and residents were provided with permanent housing. The sudden arrival of over 130,000 Iraqi Jews in Israel in the early 1950s meant that almost a third of Ma'abarah dwellers were of Iraqi origin. At the end of 1949 there had been 90,000 Jews housed in Ma'abarot; by the end of 1951 this population rose to over 220,000 people, in about 125 separate communities. Ma'abarot residents were housed in tents or in temporary tin dwellings. Over 80% of residents originated in the Middle-East (due to the Jewish exodus from Arab lands ). Conditions in the Ma'abarot were very harsh, with very many people sharing sanitation facilities. In one community it was reported that there were 350 people to each shower and in another 56 to each toilet. The number of people housed in Ma'abarot began to decline in 1952, and the last Ma'abarot were closed sometime around 1963. Ma'abarot which became towns include Kiryat Shmona , Sderot , Beit She'an , Yokneam , Or Yehuda and Migdal HaEmek . Israeli satirist, Ephraim Kishon produced a satirical film about the Ma'abarot called Sallah Shabbati . The film was nominated for an academy award and is regarded as an Israeli classic. icon Ma'abarot by Miriam Kachenski, Israeli Center for Educational Technology²

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The Ma'abarot ( ) were refugee absorption camps in Israel in the 1950s. The Ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Olim (Jewish immigrants) arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities. The ma'abarot began to decline by mid-1950s and were largely transformed into Development Towns . The last Ma'abara was closed in 1963.

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Yemenite Jews at a Tu Bishvat celebration, Ma'abarat Rosh HaAyin , 1950 Ma'abarot ( ) were immigrant and refugee absorption camps established in Israel in the 1950s, constituting one of the largest public projects planned by the state to implement its sociospatial and housing policies. The ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Jewish immigrants ( olim ) arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities. In 1951 there was 127 Ma'abarot housing 250,000 Jews, of which 75% were Mizrahi Jews ; 58% of Mizrahi Jews who had immigrated up to that point had been sent to Ma'abarot, compared to 18% of European Jews. The ma'abarot began to empty out by the mid-1950s and many formed the basis for Israel's Development towns . The last ma'abara was dismantled in 1963. The Ma'abarot became the most ensuring symbol of the plight of Jewish immigrants from Arab lands in Israel ; according to Dalia Gavriely-Nuri, the memory of these camps has been largely erased from Israeli memory.

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Yemenite Jews at a Tu Bishvat celebration, Ma'abara Rosh HaAyin , 1950 Ma'abarot ( ) were immigrant and refugee absorption camps established in Israel in the 1950s, constituting one of the largest public projects planned by the state to implement its sociospatial and housing policies. The ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Jewish immigrants ( olim ) arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities. In 1951 there were 127 Ma'abarot housing 250,000 Jews, of which 75% were Mizrahi Jews ; 58% of Mizrahi Jews who had immigrated up to that point had been sent to Ma'abarot, compared to 18% of European Jews. The ma'abarot began to empty by the mid-1950s, and many formed the basis for Israel's development towns . The last ma'abara was dismantled in 1963. The ma'abarot became the most enduring symbol of the plight of Jewish immigrants from Arab lands in Israel ; according to Dalia Gavriely-Nuri, the memory of these camps has been largely erased from Israeli memory.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Israeli refugee absorption camps housing olim This article is about the 1950s refugee camps for Olim . Yemenite Jews at a Tu BiShvat celebration, Ma'abara Rosh HaAyin , 1950 Ma'abarot ( Hebrew : מעברות , singular: Ma'abara Hebrew : מעברה ) were immigrant and refugee absorption camps established in Israel in the 1950s, constituting one of the largest public projects planned by the state to implement its sociospatial and housing policies. The ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Jewish immigrants ( olim ) arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities. In 1951 there were 127 Ma'abarot housing 250,000 Jews, of which 75% were Mizrahi Jews ; 58% of Mizrahi Jews who had immigrated up to that point had been sent to Ma'abarot, compared to 18% of European Jews. The ma'abarot began to empty by the mid-1950s, and many formed the basis for Israel's development towns . The last ma'abara was dismantled in 1963. The ma'abarot became the most enduring symbol of the plight of Jewish immigrants from Arab lands in Israel ; according to Dalia Gavriely-Nuri, the memory of these camps has been largely erased from Israeli memory.

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