HaGoshrim (Hebrew: הַגּוֹשְׁרִים, lit. 'The Bridge Builders') is a kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel, 5 km (3 miles) east of Kiryat Shmona. The kibbutz is adjacent to the Hurshat Tal National Park and bisected by tributaries of the Jordan River, the Snir (Hatsbani), Koren, itself a tributary of the Dan and Tal.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 1,081.[1]
HaGoshrim
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  HaGoshrim  HaGoshrim | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′15″N 35°37′25″E / 33.22083°N 35.62361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founded by | Turkish Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,081 |
| Website | www.hagoshrim.co.il |
History edit
Kibbutz HaGoshrim was founded in 1948 mostly by Jewish immigrants from Turkey. The kibbutz was established partly on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Khisas.[3][4] The kibbutz opened a hotel in the manor house of Emir Faour, chief of the al-Fadel tribe, for whom the villagers worked as tenant farmers.[5]
Economy edit
The chief economic branches are agriculture and tourism. The kibbutz also owns Mepro, which manufactures carpenters' levels and military optics, and the Epilady company, established in 1986.[6] Epilady is a hand-held device developed by two Israeli engineers that revolutionized hair removal.[7]
Archaeology edit
Excavations at the Neolithic site of Hagoshrim in 2003 yielded a large assemblage of skeletal fragments, mainly of cattle and pigs, providing evidence of the domestication of these taxa in the southern Levant.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Living the Israeli Dream Without Busting the Budget". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Morris, Benny, (second edition 2004, third printing 2006), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, p. 380 ISBN 0-521-00967-7
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 465, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Benvenisti, Meron; Kaufman-Lacusta, Maxine (2000), Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948, University of California Press, p. 207, ISBN 0-520-21154-5
- ^ "EPILADY - LASER DEVICE REVOLUTION". www.epilady.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Chartrand, Sabra (1988-10-10). "INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Israelis Revolutionize Hair Removal Industry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Haber, Annat; Dayan, Tamar (2004). "Analyzing the process of domestication: Hagoshrim as a case study" (PDF). Journal of Archaeological Science. 31.
External links edit
- Official website of the Kibbutz (in Hebrew)
- Hagoshrim Hotel Website (in Hebrew)
- Hagoshrim Hotel Website (in English)
- Galilee Guide Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine