Kfar Glikson
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Kfar Glikson
כְּפַר גְּלִיקְסוֹן | |
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| File:בגבעת הנוי בכפר גליקסון-JNF013878.jpeg | |
| Etymology: (Moshe) Glickson Village | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′19″N 35°0′20″E / 32.50528°N 35.00556°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 23 May 1939 |
| Founded by | Romanian Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 356 |
Kfar Glikson (Hebrew: כְּפַר גְּלִיקְסוֹן, lit. 'Glickson Village') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina and Pardes Hana-Karkur, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 356.[1]
History
The village was established on 23 May 1939 by Jewish immigrants from Romania as a tower and stockade settlement. It was named after Moshe Glickson, editor of Haaretz newspaper between 1922 and 1937. The economy of Kfar Glickson is based on agriculture (field crops, dairy farm), a handicrafts industry and rural tourism.[2] Omega, located in Kfar Glikson, manufactures paints and modelling dough for children.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ Kibbutz and Moshav Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ↑ Company Profile Archived 2015-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Omega