Mishmarot

Mishmarot
מִשְׁמָרוֹת‎
Mishmarot is located in Haifa region of Israel
Mishmarot
Mishmarot
Mishmarot is located in Israel
Mishmarot
Mishmarot
Coordinates: 32°29′10″N 34°59′1″E / 32.48611°N 34.98361°E / 32.48611; 34.98361
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
FoundedOctober 1933
Founded byLatvian, Lithuanian and Soviet Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,252
Shalom Hanoch at the microphone, performing for soldiers during the Yom Kippur War (1973)

Mishmarot (Hebrew: מִשְׁמָרוֹת) is a kibbutz in north-central Israel near the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur. Located about 50 m above sea level and close to the villages Ein Shemer and Kfar Glickson, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,252.[1]

History

The village was founded in October 1933, during Sukkot, by immigrants from the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Latvia, on Jewish National Fund land, under the auspices of Keren HaYesod. Its name comes from the farm in the Crimea in which the founders trained, called Mishmar (lit. guard shift, 'mishmarot' being its plural form).[2] Notable former residents include the musicians Shalom Hanoch and Meir Ariel.

Before the founding of the State of Israel, Mishmarot was home to secret Fosh and Military Industries bases.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1977). "Mishmarot". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. 5. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 4924–4925.
  3. ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 651. ISBN 965-448-413-7.