Mikhmoret ( he, מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת, ''lit.''

Fishing net A fishing net is a net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin ...

) is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

in central

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located on the coast of the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

around nine kilometres north of

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Hefer Valley Regional Council The Hefer Valley Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק חפר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer'') is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of the Sharon plain in central Israel. It is named after an administrative district in ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1945 by

demobilised Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and militar ...

soldiers from the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishers. The moshav expanded onto lands of the depopulated

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

village of

'Arab al-Nufay'at Arab al-Nufay'at was a Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 10 April 1948. It was located 45&n ...

, whose inhabitants were expelled by an order issued by the

Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the ...

from 10 April 1948. In 2012 Mikhmoret Beach was listed as one of the best beaches in Israel. The

Israel Nature and Parks Authority The Israel Nature and Parks Authority ( he, רשות הטבע והגנים ''Rashut Hateva Vehaganim''; ar, سلطة الطبيعة والحدائق) is an Israeli government organization that manages nature reserves and national parks in Israel, ...

established the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Moshav Mikhmoret. File:WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS PUTTING UP THE FIRST HUTS AT MOSHAV MICHMORET. הקמת הצריפים הראשונים במושב מיכמורת בשרון.D841-055.jpg, Founding of Michmoret, 1945 File:מכמורת - בי"ס לדייג-JNF025579.jpeg, Mikhmoret 1947 File:מכמורת - מראה-JNF027276.jpeg, Mikhmoret 1947

Notable residents

Amit Inbar https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amit_Surfing.jpg Amit Inbar (Surfing) ( he, עמית ענבר; born August 9, 1972) is an Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and a kitesurfer. Inbar was born in the small town of Mikhmoret, in the Cent ...

(born 1972), Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer *

Moti Kirschenbaum Mordechai (Moti) Kirschenbaum ( he, מרדכי "מוטי" קירשנבאום; September 24, 1939 – September 25, 2015) was an Israeli media personality and documentarian. Biography Kirschenbaum was born in Kfar Saba in 1939. He studied in Pard ...

(born 1939), media personality *

Lee Korzits Lee (Lee-El) Korzits ( he, לי (לִי-אֵל) קורזיץ; nicknamed Leeka; born 25 March 1984) is an Israeli Windsurfing, windsurfer who has won four Windsurfing World Championships titles (in List of World Championships medalists in sailing ...

(born 1984), Olympic and 4-time world champion windsurfer *

Nimrod Mashiah Nimrod Mashiah (also spelled Nimrod Mashiach; Hebrew: נמרוד משיח, born July 10, 1988) is an Israeli windsurfer.(12 August 2013"נמרוד משיח – שייט, גלישת רוח"/ref> In 2001, Mashiah received the Young Artist Award as ...

(born 1988), windsurfer *

Avraham Tal Avraham Tal ( he, אברהם טל; born: 28 November 1976) is an Israeli singer, musician, and musical producer. Tal was the lead singer and writer in the popular Israeli band " Shotei Hanevuah" ( he, שוטי הנבואה) from 1998 until its bre ...

(born 1976), Judge in the 4th season of The Voice ישראל.

References

{{Hefer Valley Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1945 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1945 establishments in Mandatory Palestine