Pelekh

For the school, see Pelech (School).
Pelekh
Pelekh is located in Northwest Israel
Pelekh
Pelekh
Coordinates: 32°56′2″N 35°14′1″E / 32.93389°N 35.23361°E / 32.93389; 35.23361
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1982
Founded bySoviet Hashomer Hatzair members
Population
 (2022)[1]
202

Pelekh (Hebrew: פֶּלֶךְ, lit. Spindle) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council.

History

The village was founded in 1982 by a gar'in of Hashomer Hatzair members. It takes its name from a verse in the Book of Proverbs (31:19)[2] together with the nearby kibbutz Kishorit, whose name appears the same sentence.[3]

In its early years, the core families, immigrants from the former USSR, ran a chicken coop, cow shed and kiwi plantation.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "In her hand she holds the distaff, and grasps the spindle with her finger."
  3. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999: Carta, p.57, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Israelis try a new kind of kibbutz