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Yizre'el
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  Yizre'el Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′42″N 35°19′20″E / 32.56167°N 35.32222°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Jezreel |
| Council | Gilboa |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 20 August 1948 |
| Founder | Demobilised Palmach soldiers |
| Population (2024) | 627[1] |
| Website | Kibbutz Yizre'el website |
Yizre'el (Hebrew: יִזְרְעֶאל) is a kibbutz in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Jezreel Valley near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 627.[1]
History
[edit]After the Mamluks took control of the area in the late 13th century, the Mamluk sultan Zahir Baybars defeated the Mongols in the Battle of Ain Jalut at a site just west of what was then Zir'in, where Yizre'el now stands.
The kibbutz was established in August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers on the site of the former depopulated Palestinian village of Zir'in.[2] In 1950, it moved North-West of the Zir'in village site. It was one of the first kibbutzim to abandon the system of children sleeping in communal houses, instead allowing them to live with their parents.[3]
It was named after the ancient city of Jezreel, which was located in the area allotted to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).[4][citation needed]
Economy
[edit]A major branch of the kibbutz economy is Maytronics, which manufactures a robot swimming pool cleaner exported to over 34 countries. Maytronics also has a division for pool safety, including pool alarms and automatic pool covers.[5][6]
Yizre'el has been a major centre for rugby union in Israel since the 1970s, when a group of local South Africans helped give the national game a major push.[7]
Sports
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Notable people
[edit]- Amit Peled (born 1973), Cellist, conductor, pedagogue
- Inbal Pezaro (born 1987), Paralympic swimmer
- Avraham (Pachi) Shapira[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 340. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ A tale of two kibbutzim: Capitalism doesn't always trump socialism Haaretz
- ↑ Also famous the story of Naboth's vineyard here in Yizre'el. (1 Kings 21)
- ↑ History Kibbutz Yizre'el
- ↑ Levy, Aviv (June 12, 2018). "Maytronics share up tenfold since takeover rejected". Globes. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby, Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997, p68 ISBN 1-86200-013-1
- ↑ Builder of the Jewish Bookshelf, Haaretz
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
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