Ein HaMifratz (Hebrew: עֵין הַמִּפְרָץ, lit. Bayview) is a kibbutz near Acre in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 1,271.[1]
History
Kibbutz Ein HaMifratz was established in August 1938 by Polish immigrants as part of the tower and stockade settlement enterprise, during the 1936–39 Arab revolt.[2]
According to the Jewish National Fund, upon its founding, Ein HaMifratz was immediately attacked by "Arab gangs".[2] The initial problems facing the settlers were the saltwater swamps and the shifting sands at the mouth of the Na'aman River. The settler originally did mixed farming and fish breeding.[2] By 1947 the kibbutz had a population of 400.[2]
Until the capture of Acre, Ein Hamifratz was a frontline settlement. The settlers were involved in the conquest of the Galilee in November 1948.[2]
Economy
Major industries are Yamaton Ltd., a honeycomb paper factory operated jointly with Kibbutz Ga'aton,[3] and IMA, a corrugated cardboard manufacturing company.[4] Ein Hamifratz also operates a fish farm and a shopping mall.
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Ein HaMifratz 1935 -
Ein HaMifratz under construction, 1938 -
Ein HaMifratz mosquitoes 1938 -
Ein HaMifratz 1939 -
Ein HaMifratz drainage canal 1939 -
Ein HaMifratz 1940
Notable people
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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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