Mishmarot

Mishmarot (Hebrew: מִשְׁמָרוֹת) is a kibbutz in north-central 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 2022 it had a population of 1,252.^[1]

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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  (2022)[1]	1,252

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 the 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 shift, 'mishmarot' being its plural form).^[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]