Gan Shmuel

Gan Shmuel
Hebrew	גַּן שְׁמוּאֵל
Founded	1913
Founded by	Eastern European immigrants
Region	Coastal plain
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates	32°27′N 34°57′E
Population	834 (2008)
Jurisdiction	19,989 dunams (19.989 km2; 7.718 sq mi)
Gan Shmuel
Website	www.ganshmuel.org.il

Gan Shmuel (Hebrew: גַּן שְׁמוּאֵל‎‎, lit. Shmuel's Garden) is a kibbutz in the Haifa District of Israel, east of Hadera. It is named for the 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. The first stable group formed in 1923 and its members were considered the founders of Gan Shmuel.

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  Minister Pinchas Sapir visiting a factory at Gan Shmuel (1962)

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  Gan Shmuel juice factory, ca. 1959

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 (now living in Mevaseret Zion)
• Uri Ilan, IDF soldier captured by Syria
• Fayge Ilanit, Knesset member 1948–1951 (1st Knesset), mother of Uri Ilan
• Yitzhak Gruenbaum, First Minister of Interior 1948–1949, Candidate for President in the 1952 presidential election

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)