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Yifat

Coordinates:32°40′35″N35°13′28″E/ 32.67639°N 35.22444°E/32.67639; 35.22444
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Yifat
יִפְעַת
Yifat is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Yifat
Yifat
Yifat is located in Israel
Yifat
Yifat
Coordinates:32°40′35″N35°13′28″E/ 32.67639°N 35.22444°E/32.67639; 35.22444
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1954
Founded byFormer Residents ofRamat DavidandGevat
Population
(2022)[1]
1,227
Websiteyifat.org.il

Yifat(Hebrew:יִפְעַת,more accurately romanized as "Yif'at" ) is akibbutzinGalilee,northernIsrael.Located adjacent to the townMigdal HaEmekand short distances from the cities ofAfulaandNazareth.It falls under the jurisdiction ofJezreel Valley Regional Council.In 2022 it had a population of 1,227.[1]

History

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Kibbutz Yifat, 1960

The kibbutz was established in 1954 by members ofKvutzatHaSharonwho previously lived inRamat David,as well as former residents ofGevat,includingHaim Gvati,later a government minister. It was initially namedIhud HaSharon - Gevat,but was later renamed after thebiblicaltown of Yefia (Joshua 19:12), as does the name of theArabtown ofYafa an-Naseriyye.

Economy

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Theeconomyof Yifat is based onlight industry,agriculture,greenhouses,plant nurseries,cattle,sheep,andchickens,as well as thehospitality industry.The sixth-grade school “Western Valley” and a performing arts complex are located within the kibbutz, as is the Pioneer Settlement Museum.[2]

Yifat houses a Hebrewulpanfor immigrants and would-be immigrants. Furthermore,JewishandGentile“volunteers” from many countries have served on the kibbutz. In earlier days, Yifat welcomed non-Jews fromGermanyamong its visitors when some kibbutzim discriminated even against those born afterWorld War II.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Regional Statistics".Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved21 March2024.
  2. ^Gems in Israel: Pioneer Settlement Museum
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