In 1950 a village called Keren Yesha was established by Yemeni Jews next to Mishmar HaEmek, atop the hill of Abu Shusha where the members of the kibbutz first settled in 1926.
In 1950 a village and ma'abara (transitional settlement for immigrants) called Keren Yesha was established by the Jewish Agency for Yemeni Jews next to Mishmar HaEmek. It was located atop the hill of Abu Shusha where the members of the kibbutz first settled in 1926.