Ein HaHoresh

Ein HaHoresh
עֵין הַחוֹרֵשׁ

Ein Hahoresh, c. 1940
Ein HaHoresh
Coordinates: 32°23′17.61″N 34°56′25.85″E / 32.3882250°N 34.9405139°E / 32.3882250; 34.9405139Coordinates: 32°23′17.61″N 34°56′25.85″E / 32.3882250°N 34.9405139°E / 32.3882250; 34.9405139
Council Hefer Valley
Region Hefer Valley
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1931
Founded by Hashomer Hatzair

Ein HaHoresh (Hebrew: עֵין הַחוֹרֵשׁ, lit. the plower's spring [the plowman's fountain]) is a kibbutz in central Israel within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council. It was founded in November 1931 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Eastern Europe who reclaimed the land. It was one of the first settlements in the northern part of the Emek Hefer.[1]

The kibbutz developed a successful mixed intensive farm.

The kibbutz was cordoned off and occupied by the British in December 1945 in connection with the struggle for free immigration. It was cordoned off and occupied by the British again in June 1946 along with its neighbor Givat Haim. As part of the war effort, the kibbutz stepped up its food production.[1] In 1947, the kibbutz had a population of 450.[1]

In 1968 it had 570 inhabitants engaged in intensive farming in citrus plantations, and producing milch cattle. The kibbutz also ran a factory producing sheet steel casks.

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Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 35.

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