Kibbutzim Memorial, Cenotaph in Plain of Manasseh, Israel

The Kibbutzim Memorial is a lookout tower of exposed concrete in the Kibbutzim Forest near Mishmar HaEmek, designed by sculptor Saul Salo of Kibbutz Ein Gev. A staircase leads to the top, and a concrete wall bears a passage by S. Yizhar: "We will remember brothers, sons and friends who went out with us in the fighting companies. We returned and they will not return again."

The memorial was first proposed amid opposition over whether another kibbutz fallen-soldiers monument was needed; the site on a hill in Mishmar HaEmek forest was chosen for its view of the Jezreel Valley and proximity to Gio'ra and the Palmach cave. The Defense Ministry conditioned support on omitting names, but 3,050 names were eventually engraved, from Moshe Braski of Degania Alef onward. It was inaugurated on 29 August 2007 with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and President Shimon Peres present.

The memorial's location was chosen to form a virtual triangle of defence heritage with nearby Gio'ra and the Palmach Cave at Mishmar HaEmek. A 6 km signposted dirt road leads to the site from Gio'ra. At the start of the road stand two stone pillars, one tall and one short, for Shlomo Kurtz and his grandson Lior Tzemach of Ein HaShofet, killed by a cave collapse on 7 October 1989.

A 6 km signposted dirt road leads to the memorial from Gio'ara, and the site sits on a hill in the Mishmar HaEmek forest overlooking the Jezreel Valley. At the start of the road, on the left, stand two truncated stone pillars: the taller for Shlomo Kurtz, the shorter for his grandson Lior Tzemach, both of Kibbutz Ein HaShofet, killed on 7 October 1989 while exploring a cave. A staircase climbs to the top of the concrete tower.

At the start of the 6 km access road from Gio'ra, two truncated stone pillars stand on the left: the taller for Shlomo Kurtz of Kibbutz Ein HaShofet, the shorter for his grandson Lior Tzemach. Both died on 7 October 1989 while exploring a cave in the area.