Gal'ed | |
Foundation: | 1945 |
Founded By: | German Jews |
District: | north |
Council: | Megiddo |
Affiliation: | Kibbutz Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jezreel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.5564°N 35.0769°W |
Gal'ed (Hebrew: גַּלְעֵד||Monument) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights with an area of 14,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Kibbutz Gal'ed was established in 1945 by a gar'in of German HaBonim members which had formed in 1938. Because the land on which the kibbutz lies was bought with money donated by Isaac (Yitzhak) Ochberg (1879–1938), a South African philanthropist, Keren HaYesod wanted the kibbutz named "Even Yitzhak" . However, eventually the kibbutz members had their way and the kibbutz was named Gal'ed to commemorate friends and family of the founders who had died in the Holocaust.[1] The land had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-Butaymat, which was depopulated in 1948.[2]
Amongst the founders were the couple Giora and Senetta Yoseftal, both of whom were later members of the Knesset, with Giora serving in several ministerial portfolios.[3]
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 157.