Ein HaMifratz
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  Ein HaMifratz | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′9.35″N 35°5′46.67″E / 32.9025972°N 35.0962972°ECoordinates: 32°54′9.35″N 35°5′46.67″E / 32.9025972°N 35.0962972°E | |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Region | Haifa Bay |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 25 August 1938 |
| Founded by | Polish immigrants |
Ein HaMifratz (Hebrew: עֵין הַמִּפְרָץ, lit. The Bay's Eye, for the immigrants could see the whole bay of Haifa from the settling area) is a kibbutz near Acre in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2009 it had a population of 1,131.
History
Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz was established in August 1938 by Polish immigrants as part of the tower and stockade settlement enterprise, during the 1936-1939 Arab revolt.[1]
According to the Jewish National Fund, upon its founding, Ein Hamifratz was immediately attacked by "Arab gangs".[1] The initial problems facing the settlers were the saltwater swamps and the shifting sands at the mouth of the Naaman river. The settler originally did mixed farming and fish breeding.[1] In 1947, the kibbutz had a population of 400.[1]
Until the capture of Acre, Ein Hamifratz was a frontline settlement. The settlers were involved in the liberation of the Galilee in November 1948.[1]
Economy
Major industries are Yamaton Ltd., a honeycomb paper factory operated jointly with Kibbutz Ga'aton,[2] and IMA, a corrugated cardboard manufacturing company.[3] Ein Hamifratz also operates a fish farm and a shopping mall.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. pp. 35–36.
- ↑ Yamaton Honeycomb Products
- ↑ Between Market, State, and Kibbutz: The Management and Transformation of Socialist Industry, Christopher Warhurst
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