Yagur (Hebrew: יָגוּר) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Carmel,[2] about 9 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,507,[1] making it one of the two largest kibbutzim in the country.
Yagur
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| Coordinates: 32°44′29″N 35°4′38″E / 32.74139°N 35.07722°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Zevulun |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founded by | Ahva members |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,507 |
| Website | www |
Name
editThe 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 (Josh 15:21), 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).[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
On 11 April 1931 three members of the kibbutz were killed by members of a cell of the Black Hand.[3]
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.[4] Many members of the kibbutz were arrested.[5]
Economy
editThe 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.[6]
Notable people
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- Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (1895–1965), Knesset member
- Erich Glas (1897–1973), artist
- 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
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Shomeria pioneer group at Yagur, 1921
Yagur 1926
Yagur 1939
Yagur 1945
A room in Kibbutz Yagur after a weapon search conducted during Operation Agatha.
Members of the Yiftach Brigade training at Yagur, 1948
Nahal Yagur after rainfall
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References
edit- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ טיולי, אתר. "נחל יגור - חיפה והר הכרמל | טיולי". אתר טיולי.
- ↑ Kayyali, Abdul-Wahhab Said (no date) Palestine. A Modern History Croom Helm. ISBN 086199-007-2. p.164
- ↑ "BLACK SABBATH (SATURDAY)". etzel.org.il. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ Report on arms caches found at Mesheq Yagur colony including diagrams Archived 2021-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, ParaData website, Airborne Forces Museum, Duxford.
- ↑ "Kibbutz Yagur Ulpan".
Further reading
edit- Sefer Yagur, circa 1961-1962, published by the kibbutz to commemorate the 40th anniversary
- Yagur as it is, undated, circa 1971-1972, published by the kibbutz to commemorate the 50th anniversary
External links
edit- Kibbutz website (in Hebrew)
- Kibbutz Yagur Collection (in Hebrew) on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa