Ein HaMifratz

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 2019 it had a population of 1,249.[1]

Ein HaMifratz

עֵין הַמִּפְרָץ‎
Ein HaMifratz
Ein HaMifratz
Coordinates: 32°54′9.35″N 35°5′46.67″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded25 August 1938
Founded byPolish immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,249

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.

  • Ein HaMifratz 1935
  • Ein HaMifratz under construction, 1938
  • Ein HaMifratz mosquitoes 1938
  • Ein HaMifratz 1939
  • Ein HaMifratz drainage canal 1939
  • Ein HaMifratz 1940

Notable residents

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. pp. 35–36.
  3. Yamaton Honeycomb Products
  4. Between Market, State, and Kibbutz: The Management and Transformation of Socialist Industry, Christopher Warhurst
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