Ein HaMifratz
עֵין הַמִּפְרָץ‎
Ein HaMifratz is located in Northwest Israel
Ein HaMifratz
Ein HaMifratz
Ein HaMifratz is located in Israel
Ein HaMifratz
Ein HaMifratz
Coordinates: 32°54′9″N 35°5′47″E / 32.90250°N 35.09639°E / 32.90250; 35.09639
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded25 August 1938
Founded byPolish Jews
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,259

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 2021 it had a population of 1,259.[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.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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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