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Kfar Glickson

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.

History

The kibbutz 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, that passed away in the day of the kibbutz's establish.

The economy of Kfar Glickson is based on agriculture (field crops, dairy farm), a handicrafts industry and rural tourism. Omega, located in Kfar Glikson, manufactures paints and modelling dough for children.

Recruits from Magdiel Zionist Youth training at Kfar Glikson in 1948

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "⁨מושבות ⁩ — ⁨⁨הבקר⁩ 2 יוני 1940⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. ^ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 491-492.
  4. ^ Kibbutz and Moshav Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. ^ Company Profile Archived 2015-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Omega