Yas'ur

Yas'ur
יַסְעוּר‬
Yas'ur
Coordinates: 32°54′1.8″N 35°9′58.32″E / 32.900500°N 35.1662000°E / 32.900500; 35.1662000Coordinates: 32°54′1.8″N 35°9′58.32″E / 32.900500°N 35.1662000°E / 32.900500; 35.1662000
District Northern
Council Mateh Asher
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Hungarian Jewish immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 839
Name meaning Petrel
Website www.yassur.org.il

Yas'ur (Hebrew: יַסְעוּר‬, lit. petrel) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located east of Acre in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 839.[1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Hungary who were members of the Zionist Socialist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair; they were joined in 1951 by another group of immigrants from England and in 1956 by another group from Brazil.[2] The parents of Israeli historian Benny Morris were among the founders of the kibbutz, shortly after his birth.[3]

The kibbutz was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Birwa,[4] and it uses the land of the depopulated village of Al-Damun for agriculture.[5]

Yasur's economy was based on textile and toy factories, which became unprofitable and closed down. In 2003 the kibbutz began a process of renewal and launched a successful membership drive.[6] An Italian restaurant, Liliana's, is located on the grounds of the kibbutz.[7]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ About Kibbutz Yasur
  3. ↑ Benny Morris on Why He's Written His Last Word on the Israel-Arab Conflict Haaretz, 20 September 2012
  4. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 10. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  5. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 11. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  6. ↑ The Kibbutz Sheds Socialism and Gains Popularity The New York Times, 27 August 2007
  7. ↑ Italy in the Galilee The Jerusalem Post, 6 December 2012
  8. ↑ Blood and Sand New Yorker, 5 May 2008
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