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| Hebrew | יַסְעוּר | |
| Name meaning | petrel | |
| Founded | 1949 | |
| Founded by | English and Hungarian immigrants | |
| Council | Mateh Asher | |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement | |
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Yas'ur
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| Website | www.yassur.org.il | |
Yas'ur (Hebrew: יַסְעוּר, lit. petrel) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located east of Acre in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 287.
The kibbutz was established in 1949 by immigrants from England and Hungary who were members of the Zionist Socialist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair.
The British writer Lynne Reid Banks lived in Yas'ur between 1962 and 1971.
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