Ayalon Institute Museum
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The Ayalon Institute Museum is a historical site and museum in Rehovot, Israel, that preserves a clandestine underground bullet factory used by the Haganah before the establishment of the State of Israel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage site
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history museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| camouflageMethod | disguised as part of a kibbutz ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 31.897°N 34.808°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Haganah
NERFINISHED
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Jewish underground during the British Mandate ⓘ |
| distanceFromTelAviv | approximately 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| formerFunction | secret ammunition factory ⓘ |
| formerName | Ayalon Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
documentary films about the factory
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kibbutz laundry and bakery reconstructions ⓘ original bullet-making machines ⓘ photographs and archival documents ⓘ restored underground production hall ⓘ |
| hasPart | clandestine underground bullet factory ⓘ |
| hasType | underground museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Heritage Site of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hiddenBeneath |
kibbutz bakery
ⓘ
kibbutz laundry ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibition |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central District, Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rehovot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kibbutzim Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tel Aviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most secret operations of the Jewish underground in Palestine ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Defense of Israel
NERFINISHED
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Society for the Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 1945–1948 ⓘ |
| produced |
.303 rifle cartridges
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9mm bullets ⓘ |
| productionCapacityPerDay | up to 40,000 bullets ⓘ |
| region | Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | contributed ammunition to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| subject |
clandestine operations under the British Mandate
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pre-state Israeli munitions production ⓘ struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| theme | secrecy and ingenuity in wartime industry ⓘ |
| touristType |
industrial heritage tourism
ⓘ
military history tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Haganah
NERFINISHED
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Palmach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | guided tours only ⓘ |
| website | https://www.shimur.org/sites/ayalon-institute ⓘ |
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