Kfar Szold
Kfar Szold is located in Northeast Israel
Kfar Szold
Kfar Szold
Coordinates: 33°11′43″N 35°39′27″E / 33.19528°N 35.65750°E / 33.19528; 35.65750
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilUpper Galilee
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded13 November 1942
Founded byCentral European Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2021)[1]
717

Kfar Szold (Hebrew: כְּפַר סָאלְד, lit. Szold Village) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley in the Galilee Panhandle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 717.[1]

History

Kfar Szold was founded in the early 1940s by Jewish immigrants from Hungary, Austria and Germany and was named after Henrietta Szold, who founded Hadassah, the Women's Zionist organization. During World War II, she helped rescue children in the Holocaust and transported them to Mandate Palestine, including places such as Kfar Szold.

On 9 January 1948, about 200 Arabs crossed the Syrian border and attacked the kibbutz in reprisal for the Haganah attack on the nearby Palestinian village of al-Khisas a few weeks before. The British Army joined forces with the Jewish defenders, using artillery fire and killing 25 of the attackers.[2]

Prior to the Six-Day War in 1967, Kfar Szold had been a constant target for the Syrian artillery position on the Golan Heights.

Over the years (List of projectile attacks from Lebanon) Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah and PLO from Lebanon struck a number of communities in the Hula Valley. The region was also a target of several terrorist infiltration (One such case happened in kibbutz Misgav-Am )

Economy

The main agricultural products of the kibbutz are apples, citrus fruits, avocados, corn, watermelons and cattle. Alongside agriculture, the kibbutz operates the metal factory Lordan, specialized in heat- and fluid-conducting instruments.

Like many kibbutzim, Kfar Szold has a guesthouse for travelers. The kibbutz also has a sculpture garden.

Since the kibbutz went a process of privatization, several local businesses and services are provided by members.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ H. Levenberg, Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine, 1945-1948. (Frank Cass, 1992), p184.
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