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
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	25 August 1938
Founded by	Polish 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.

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

Notable residents

• Avraham Ofek
• Amnon Eshkol

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