Ayelet HaShahar
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| Ayelet HaShahar | |
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| Founded | 1915 |
| Founded by | European immigrants |
| Region | Upper Galilee |
| Industries | Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Website | www.ayelet.org.il |
Ayelet HaShahar (Hebrew: איילת השחר) is a kibbutz located in the Upper Galilee in Israel. Located on the Rosh Pina-Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometers south of Kiryat Shmona.
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[edit] History
The land on which the kibbutz is located was bought by the Jewish Colonization Association in 1892. It was first settled by immigrants from Europe in 1915 during the Second Aliyah period.
During the end of the British mandate, the kibbutz was the staging ground for Palmach operations, "Markolet" (Night of the bridges) and the bombing of the Yarmuk Bridge (16th - 17th June, 1946).
[edit] Industry
Ayelet HaShahar is one of the larger fruit producers in Israel. They also raise dairy cattle and poultry, and manage beehives (the kibbuts is a major producer of Israel's honey). There are fish ponds, which take water from canals that drain the nearby Hula Valley swamps. The kibbutz runs a factory that manufactures moulds used in the production of tyres. The kibbutz runs the Ayelet HaShahar Hotel, with 144 rooms. They also operate an Apple Crisp Factory, near Kiryat Shmona, which makes crisps for Marks & Spencer.
[edit] Schools
Mevo HaGalil, the regional elementary School, is located at the kibbutz. The school run by the kibbutzim of the Upper Galilee
[edit] Attractions
Tel Hazor, capital of Canaanite Galilee, lies opposite the kibbutz. The Archaeological Museum of Hatzor is located at the kibbutz. Antiquities from Tel Hazor are displayed, but many of the original artifacts are actually at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
[edit] Famous residents
Avshalom Okashi, one of the founders of the New Horizons Art Movement, became a member of the Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar in 1936.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
- What's happening to the kibbutz? article written by Ellis Shuman, June 16, 2004, mentions the vote by members of Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar to transform their cooperative into a moshav.
- Archaeological Museum of Hatzor
- Mevo HaGalil Elementary School
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