Ein HaMifratz ( he, עֵין הַמִּפְרָץ, ''lit.'' Bayview) is a kibbutz near Acre in northern

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. Located on the

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coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Ein HaMifratz was established in August 1938 by

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as part of the tower and stockade settlement enterprise, during the 1936–39 Arab revolt. According to the Jewish National Fund, upon its founding, Ein HaMifratz was immediately attacked by "Arab gangs". The initial problems facing the settlers were the saltwater swamps and the shifting sands at the mouth of the

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. The settler originally did mixed farming and fish breeding. By 1947 the kibbutz had a population of 400. Until the capture of Acre, Ein Hamifratz was a frontline settlement. The settlers were involved in the conquest of the Galilee in November 1948.

Economy

Major industries are Yamaton Ltd., a honeycomb paper factory operated jointly with Kibbutz Ga'aton, and IMA, a

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manufacturing company.''Between Market, State, and Kibbutz: The Management and Transformation of Socialist Industry'', Christopher Warhurst
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farm and a

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Notable people

* Amnon Eshkol * Avraham Ofek

References

{{Authority control Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1938 Jewish villages in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Polish-Jewish culture in Israel 1938 establishments in Mandatory Palestine