Gan Shmuel
| Gan Shmuel גַּן שְׁמוּאֵל | |
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  Gan Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′N 34°57′E / 32.450°N 34.950°ECoordinates: 32°27′N 34°57′E / 32.450°N 34.950°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Founded by | Eastern European Jewish immigrants |
| Area | 19,989 dunams (19.989 km2 or 7.718 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | 870 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | www.ganshmuel.org.il |
Gan Shmuel (Hebrew: גַּן שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Shmuel's Garden) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in Haifa District, east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 870. The kibbutz was named after Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever.
History
In 1895 the founders of the town of Hadera planted Gan Shmuel, a grove of etrogs. The lands of Gan Shmuel were transferred to the Jewish National Fund and a small group of pioneers took upon itself to tend to the orchards live in a multi-story house in 1913. The group was recognized as a kibbutz in 1921. According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Gan Shmuel had a population of 48 Jews.[2] The first stable group formed in 1923 and its members were considered the founders of Gan Shmuel. The kibbutz buildings were designed by Arieh Sharon in keeping with the principles of Bauhaus architecture.[3]
Industry
The kibbutz is the owner (43%) of the publicly traded beverage company Gan Shmuel Foods Ltd. Established in 1941, the company exports products to 35 countries throughout Europe and the Far East and is the largest exporter of processed foods in Israel. Since Gan Shmuel Foods' merger with Ganir Ltd. in 2007, Gan Shmuel Group owns the Primor juice brand.[4][5][6][7]
Sports
The kibbutz is host to the Hapoel Gan Shmuel Menashe basketball team, which previously played in the top division of Israeli basketball.
Notable residents
- Ran Cohen, Knesset member 1984–2008
- Yitzhak Gruenbaum, First Minister of Interior 1948–1949, Candidate for President in the 1952 presidential election
- Uri Ilan, IDF soldier captured by Syria
- Fayge Ilanit, Knesset member 1948–1951 (1st Knesset), mother of Uri Ilan
- Ehud Adiv
Gallery
Aerial view of Gan Shmuel
Gan Shmuel juice factory, ca. 1959
Rabbis from Jerusalem supervise the harvest of wheat in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, in order to make sure that the wheat is kosher for making Shmurah matzah (1930 - 1938)
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ The Influence of Bauhaus on Architecture in Early Palestine and Israel
- ↑ Ovadia, Avishay; Hadass, Guy (23 April 2003). "Gan Shmuel Foods works in Europe". Globes. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ Ripard, Joanna (11 July 2010). "The kibbutz life of an Israeli executive". The Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "Gan Shmuel Group" (PDF). Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ Dovrat-Meseritz, Adi (3 September 2008). "Is Israel ready for vegetable juice?". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
External links
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- Official website (Hebrew)