Ein Harod
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Ein Harod (Hebrew: עין חרוד) was a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa.
Founded by pioneers of the Third Aliyah in 1921 on a tract of land near Ma'ayan Harod (Harod Spring), the kibbutz moved to a permanent location at the foot of Kumi Hill in 1931. In 1952, in the wake of ideological differences between supporters of the two main socialist parties, Mapai and Mapam, the kibbutz split, creating two separate kibbutzim:
- Ein Harod (Ihud) (affiliated with Mapai and belonging to Ihud HaKvutzot veHaKibbutzim)
- Ein Harod (Meuhad) (affiliated with Mapam and belonging to HaKibbutz HaMeuhad)
Today both kibbutzim belong to the same movement, the United Kibbutz Movement.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ein Harod Meuchad Gems in Israel, February 2004
