Yagur
Kibbutz in northern Israel
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::summary Kibbutz in northern Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Israel village"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yagur |
| image | Jagur 081.jpg |
| hebname | |
| founded | 1922 |
| founded_by | Ahva members |
| country | |
| district | haifa |
| council | Zevulun |
| affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| population | |
| popyear | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel haifa#Israel |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| coordinates | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Yagur | image = Jagur 081.jpg | caption = | hebname = | arname = | meaning = |founded = 1922 | founded_by = Ahva members | country = | district = haifa | council = Zevulun | affiliation = Kibbutz Movement | population = | popyear = | population_footnotes = | pushpin_map = Israel haifa#Israel | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = | area_dunam = | website =
Yagur () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Carmel, about 9 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of , making it one of the two largest kibbutzim in the country.
Name
The name Yagur was taken by the founding members from a nearby Arab village called "Yajur". There is a site with a similar name (Yagur) mentioned in the Book of Joshua (), though it was located in territory belonging to the Tribe of Judah, far to the south.
History
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Yagur was founded in 1922 by a settlement group called Ahva (Brotherhood).
At first, the members worked drying up the swamps surrounding the Kishon River and preparing the land for permanent settlement. They established various agricultural divisions and the kibbutz began to grow.
On 11 April 1931 three members of the kibbutz were killed by members of a cell of the Black Hand.
During the Mandate era, Yagur was an important center for the Haganah. During Operation Agatha on 29 June 1946, the British army conducted a major raid on the kibbutz and located a major arms depot hidden there after receiving a tip from informants. More than 300 rifles, some 100 2-inch mortars, more than 400,000 bullets, some 5,000 grenades and 78 revolvers were confiscated. Many members of the kibbutz were arrested.
Economy
The economy is now based on diversified agriculture and industry. The kibbutz operates a 5-month work-study program for young adults (18-28) in which participants learn conversational Hebrew and work in the kibbutz.
Notable people
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- Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (1895–1965), Knesset member
- Uziel Gal (1923–2002), designer of the Uzi submachine gun
- Yoel Marcus (1932–2022), Haaretz commentator
- Itamar Marzel (born 1949), basketball player
- Yoram Taharlev (1938–2022), poet, lyricist, author
- Ruth Westheimer German-American sex therapist
- Assaf Yaguri (1931–2000), Knesset member
Gallery
Image:The camp of gdud 'Shomeria'.jpg|Shomeria pioneer group at Yagur, 1921 File:יגור - מראה כללי-JNF029030.jpeg|Yagur 1926 File:יגור - צילום אויר-JNF035082.jpeg|Yagur 1939 File:יגור - מראה כללי-JNF022034.jpeg|Yagur 1945 File:Kibutz Yagur after the Black Shabath (Operation Agatha) H ih 040.JPG|A room in Kibbutz Yagur after a weapon search conducted during Operation Agatha. File:Yagur.jpg|Members of the Yiftach Brigade training at Yagur, 1948 File:נחל יגור בזרימה חזקה באזור הסכר בכנעסה לקיבוץ יגור.jpg|Nahal Yagur after rainfall
References
References
- טיולי, אתר. "נחל יגור - חיפה והר הכרמל | טיולי".
- Kayyali, Abdul-Wahhab Said (no date) ''Palestine. A Modern History'' Croom Helm. {{ISBN. 086199-007-2. p.164
- "BLACK SABBATH (SATURDAY)".
- link. (2021-08-24 , ParaData website, [[Airborne Forces Museum]], Duxford.)
- "Kibbutz Yagur Ulpan".
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