HaGoshrim
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| Founded | 1948 | |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Turkey | |
| Region | Upper Galilee | |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement | |
| Coordinates | 33°13′15″N 35°37′25″E / 33.22083°N 35.62361°ECoordinates: 33°13′15″N 35°37′25″E / 33.22083°N 35.62361°E | |
 HaGoshrim
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| Website | www.hagoshrim.org.il | |
HaGoshrim (Hebrew: הַגּוֹשְׁרִים, lit. The Bridge Builders) is a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, 5 km east of Kiryat Shmona. It was founded in 1948 mostly by immigrants from Turkey, and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. The kibbutz was established partly on the Palestinian village lands of al-Khisas,[1][2] The kibbutz opened a hotel in the remains manor house of Emir Faour, the master of the al-Fadel tribe and of Al-Khisas his vassals village.[3]
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[edit] Recreation
The kibbutz is adjacent to the Hurshat Tal National Park and some of the tributaries of the Jordan River, the Hatsbani, Dan and Banias. Water sports including kayaking are popular activities.
[edit] Economy
Like most kibbutzim, HaGoshrim gains its income from a hotel and agriculture.
The kibbutz also has a company, "Mepro", making manufactured carpenters' levels, military optics and the Epilady hair remover.[4]
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[edit] Bibliography
- Benvenisti, Meron; Kaufman-Lacusta, Maxine (2002-02-06), Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948, University of California Press, pp. 404, ISBN 0520211545, http://books.google.com/?id=7itq6zYtSJwC
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0887282245
- Morris, Benny, (second edition 2004 third printing 2006) The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-00967-7
[edit] External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Kibbutz hotel (English)
- EpiLady
- Galilee Guide
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