Ein HaHoresh

Ein HaHoresh
Ein Hahoresh, c. 1930-1940
Founded	1931
Founded by	Hashomer Hatzair
Council	Hefer Valley
Region	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates	32°23′17.61″N 34°56′25.85″E / 32.388225°N 34.9405139°E / 32.388225; 34.9405139Coordinates: 32°23′17.61″N 34°56′25.85″E / 32.388225°N 34.9405139°E / 32.388225; 34.9405139
Ein HaHoresh

Ein HaHoresh (Hebrew: עֵין הַחוֹרֵשׁ‎‎, lit. the plower's spring [the plowman's fountain]) is a kibbutz in central Israel within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council.

It was founded in November of 1931 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Eastern Europe who reclaimed the land. It was one of the first settlements in the northern part of the Emek Hefer.^[1]

The kibbutz developed a successful mixed intensive farm.

The kibbutz was cordoned off and occupied by the British in December of 1945 in connection with the struggle for free immigration. It was cordoned off and occupied by the British again in June 1946 along with its neighbor Givat Haim. As part of the war effort, the kibbutz stepped up its food production. ^[1] In 1947, the kibbutz had a population of 450. ^[1]

In 1968 it had 570 inhabitants engaged in intensive farming in citrus plantations, and producing milch cattle. The kibbutz also ran a factory producing sheet steel casks.

Notable people from Ein HaHoresh

• Abba Kovner
• Amos Meller
• Benny Morris
• Sagol 59

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. pp. 35. 

External links

• Official website of the kibbutz (Hebrew)