HaZore'a

HaZore'a (Hebrew: הַזּוֹרֵעַ, lit. The Sower) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the west of the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 901.

Geography

HaZore'a is located on the western rim of the valley, surrounded by the HaZore'a Forest to the south and west of the kibbutz, Yokneam Moshava to the north, the city of Yokneam to the north-west and the fields and fishponds of the Jezreel Valley to the east. Some of the kibbutz is built upon the hillsides of two neighboring hills, whereas the rest of it extends upon the plain that stretches beneath them. Between those hills and throughout the kibbutz runs Hashofet Stream, a seasonal creek nicknamed "the wadi" or "the forer" in local lingo.

History

As an organization, the kibbutz was founded in 1934 by Werkleute members from Germany. Until the purchased land was ready the kibbutz members lived and worked in Hadera for two years.

During the 1950s it was a center of Hashomer Hatzair attempts to work with the local Arab population.