Kfar Glikson

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 2019 it had a population of 338.[1]

Kfar Glikson

כְּפַר גְּלִיקְסוֹן‎
Kfar Glikson
Coordinates: 32°30′18.72″N 35°0′19.44″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded23 May 1939
Founded byRomanian Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
338
Name meaning(Moshe) Glickson Village

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]

Recruits from Magdiel Zionist Youth training at Kfar Glikson in 1948

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Kibbutz and Moshav Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  3. Company Profile Archived 2015-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Omega
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