Ginegar
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| Population (2022)[1] | 665 |
| Website | www.ginegar.net |
Ginegar (Hebrew: גִּנֵּיגָר), is a kibbutz in northern Israel not far from Nazareth. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 665.[1]
History
Ottoman era
In the
In 1882, the
Gottlieb Schumacher, as part of surveying for the construction of the Jezreel Valley railway, noted in 1900 that Junjar had increased slightly (compared with the SWP-findings), and it then numbered 16 huts and had about 70 inhabitants.[6]
British Mandate era
Jinjar (Arab village)
The area was acquired by the Jewish community as part of the
At the time of the 1922 census of Palestine Jenjar had a population of 175; 13 Jews, 118 Muslims and 44 Christian,[9] where the Christians were 31 Orthodox and 13 Roman Catholics.[10]
Kibbutz Ginegar
The kibbutz was established in 1922 in the
In 1928, the Jewish National Fund recruited members of Ginegar to plant Balfour Forest, its first forestation project.[11]
In the 1931 census it had a population of 109, all Jews, in a total of 17 houses.[13]
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Ginegar 1939 -
Ginegar 1942 -
Ginegar watchtower 1942
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Economy
On the kibbutz is a large plastics factory, also named Ginegar. The factory produces mainly plastic products for agriculture. Ginegar accepted volunteers who lived and worked on the kibbutz for many years, but the volunteer program was eventually phased out.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ from the name of a herb, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 147
- ^ Rohde, 1979, p. 83
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP II, p. 41
- ^ Schumacher, 1888, p. 183
- ^ Schumacher, 1900, p. 358
- ^ List of villages sold by Sursocks and their partners to the Zionists since British occupation of Palestine, evidence to the Shaw Commission, 1930
- ^ Grootkerk, 2000, pp. 280-1
- ^ Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Nazareth, p.38
- ^ Barron, 1923, Table XVI, p. 51
- ^ a b Kibbutz Ginegar: After declaration, before forest
- ^ "Ginegar: Early Days". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 73
- Jerusalem Post
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Grootkerk, Salomon E. (2000). Ancient sites in Galilee: a toponymic gazetteer (Illustrated ed.). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-11535-4.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. "beetles"; a ruined tower p. 146)
- Rhode, H. (1979). Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century. Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- Schumacher, G. (1888). "Population list of the Liwa of Akka". Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund. 20: 169–191.
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External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Pictures: the first years of the kibbutz, landscape
- Pictures: the first years of the kibbutz, daily life
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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