Ein Harod (Meuhad)

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Ein Harod (Meuhad)
foundation = 9876
founded_by = Mapam supporters from Ein Harod
region = Jezreel Valley
industry = Agriculture, tourism
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website =

Ein Harod (Meuhad) ( _he. עין חרוד מאוחד) is a kibbutz situated in the Jezreel Valley near Mount Gilboa in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council.

History

It was formed by an ideological split in kibbutz Ein Harod in 1952, with Mapai-supporting members breaking away to create Ein Harod (Ihud) and Mapam-supporting members forming Ein Harod (Meuhad), which joined HaKibbutz HaMeuhad. Today both kibbutzim belong to the same movement, the United Kibbutz Movement. [ [http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000002628.htm Ein Harod Meuchad] Gems in Israel, February 2004]

Art museum

Mishkan LeOmanut, located in Ein Harod Meuhad, was the first rural museum in Israel and the first museum run by a kibbutz. One of the kibbutz members, painter Chaim Atar, organized an "art corner" in a small wooden hut which developed into a museum specializing in the work of Jewish artists from the Diaspora and Jewish folk art. [Encyclopedia Judaica, "Art at Ein Harod," 1973 Yearbook, 1973, Keter Publishing, Jerusalem] Today it is one of Israel's major art institutions. [ [http://www.museumeinharod.org.il/english/about/zusia_efron.html "Mishkan LeOmanut"] Museum of Art, Ein Harod]

Today, Mishkan LeOmanut is the largest museum in northern Israel, with a panoramic view of the Jezreel Valley and Mount Gilboa. [ [http://ilmuseums.com/srch.asp?lg=ENG&c=All&r=Tel-Aviv+and+surroundings ilMuseums.com : Search results ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ilmuseums.com/museum_eng.asp?id=183 Mishkan LeOmanut, Ein Harod] at ilMuseums.com