Mishmarot

Mishmarot (Hebrew: מִשְׁמָרוֹת‎) is a kibbutz in northern 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 2019 it had a population of 1,024.[1]

Mishmarot מִשְׁמָרוֹת‎
The sign in the entrance to the kibbutz
Mishmarot
Coordinates: 32°29′10″N 34°59′1″E
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	October 1933
Founded by	Latvian, Lithuanian and Soviet Jews
Population  (2019)[1]	1,024

Shalom Hanoch at the microphone, performing for soldiers during the Yom Kippur War (1973)

History

The village was founded in October 1933, during Sukkot, by immigrants from 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 shifts).[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. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Vilnai, Ze'ev (1977). "Mishmarot". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Volume 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.