PARTNERSHIP HOUSE

Four rooms are available in Partnership House, two of which offer twin beds and facilities, TV, and a small kitchen.  Two additional rooms have provision for four on two levels with twin beds on the upper level and a convertible sofa for two on the lower level.  Breakfast is included but any other meals taken on the kibbutz are charged at a nominal rate.  Partnership House is fully air conditioned – essential in our hot summer months.

Partnership House is free of charge to all members of SNEC, depending on availability of rooms. 

Partnership House is managed by Rahel Piekarski, who can be contacted by

e-mail: rahel.p@yizrael.org.il    

For reservations - please do so as early as possible in order to avoid disappointment.

Partnership House is situated on Kibbutz Yizreel, approximately 7 km. from the town of Afula, route 60 south.

Kibbutz Yizreel:

Kibbutz Yizreel was established in 1948, at the end of the War of Independence and the original founders were all Israelis. Our members come from a wide variety of backgrounds.  In the late 1950’s young people from overseas, many of them products of Zionist youth movements, arrived on the kibbutz, a trend that continued until the early 1980’s.  Most of them came from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.  At the same time Israeli groups also connected with youth movements arrived and settled.  In recent years Yizreel has absorbed five families from the Soviet Union bloc.  In total, about two thirds of the kibbutz members today are Israeli born.

Kibbutz Yizreel has some 260 members.  In addition there are 115 children, 16 parents of members and another 60/70 temporary residents (students, post-army, volunteers etc.) 

Our branches include:

Maytronics – a factory manufacturing the well known Dolphin swimming pool cleaner.  We export to over 34 countries world wide.  The development, assembly, electronics, marketing etc. are all done here in the kibbutz factory.

Tamuz – a subcontractor for hi-tech companies, consisting of three departments:

The kibbutz also includes agricultural branches: dairy, poultry sheds, ornamental and edible fish, field crops, cotton and an almond orchard.

Gilboa Area:

Our kibbutz is very proud of our contribution to the Gilboa area:

ü    Our factories and branches of the kibbutz offer work to many residents of the area.

ü    The Music Centre teaches nearly 200 students, adults and children, most of whom come from the surrounding settlements.

ü    Our Language Centre teaches English, French, Hebrew, Arabic and German.

ü     We have a very successful library, open to all.

ü   Members of the kibbutz work “outside” the perimeters of the kibbutz in teaching, (primary, high school and several of our universities and colleges) the various departments of our local hospital, social workers, and in hi-tech positions in industry and commercial enterprises. 

We welcome all members of SNEC to come to Yizreel and stay in Partnership House.