Mishmar HaEmek is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo Regional Council. Mishmar HaEmek is one of the few kibbutzim that
View of Mishmar HaEmek's new neighborhood
Mishmar HaEmek with Manasseh Heights in the background, 1933
A kibbutz is a type of intentional community in Israel. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania. Although kibbutzim were traditionally based on agriculture, today farming has been partly s
Mishmar HaEmek
…Mishmar HaEmek (Hebrew: משמר העמק, lit. 'Guard of the Valley') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo Regional Council. Mishmar HaEmek is one of…
Second Aliyah workers eating lunch in the fields of Kibbutz Migdal, 1912
Degania (later Degania Alef), sometimes considered the first kibbutz, in 1910