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The kibbutz is now privatized and many former residents are moving back. The kibbutz operates a banquet hall <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/keeping-the-kibbutz-from-turning-into-a-nursing-home-1.229631 Keeping the kibbutz from turning into a nursing home]</ref> and a secular cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1996 to offer non-religious Israelis a burial option that skirts the religious establishment.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/12744/ Jerusalem to allow secular burial]</ref> |
The kibbutz is now privatized and many former residents are moving back. The kibbutz operates a banquet hall <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/keeping-the-kibbutz-from-turning-into-a-nursing-home-1.229631 Keeping the kibbutz from turning into a nursing home]</ref> and a secular cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1996 to offer non-religious Israelis a burial option that skirts the religious establishment.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/12744/ Jerusalem to allow secular burial]</ref>Together with Kibbutz Givat HaShlosha, Einat owns Noga-Einat, a factory established in 1930 that produces combat boots and shoes for the army, police and special forces. |
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Revision as of 07:46, 6 October 2010
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| Country | Israel |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Region | Central Israel |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Members of Givat HaShlosha and Ramat HaKovesh |
| Website | www.einat.org.il |
Kibbutz Einat (Template:Lang-he-n) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and south of Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 612.
The kibbutz was founded in 1952 by residents of Givat HaShlosha and Ramat HaKovesh who had left the HaKibbutz_HaMeuhad after its ideological split. The name was derived from its proximity to the source {"ein") of the Yarkon River.
Economy
The kibbutz is now privatized and many former residents are moving back. The kibbutz operates a banquet hall [1] and a secular cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1996 to offer non-religious Israelis a burial option that skirts the religious establishment.[2]Together with Kibbutz Givat HaShlosha, Einat owns Noga-Einat, a factory established in 1930 that produces combat boots and shoes for the army, police and special forces.