Kfar Glikson כְּפַר גְּלִיקְסוֹן |
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Coordinates: 32°30′18.72″N 35°0′19.44″E / 32.5052000°N 35.0054000°ECoordinates: 32°30′18.72″N 35°0′19.44″E / 32.5052000°N 35.0054000°E | |
District | Haifa |
Council | Menashe |
Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
Founded | 23 May 1939 |
Founded by | Romanian Jews |
Population (2015) | 273 |
Name meaning | (Moshe) Glickson Village |
Kfar Glikson (Hebrew: כְּפַר גְּלִיקְסוֹן, lit. Glickson Village) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina and Pardes Hana-Karkur, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 273.
The village was established on 23 May 1939 by Jewish immigrants from Romania as a settlement. It was named after Moshe Glickson, editor of Haaretz newspaper between 1922 and 1937.
The economy of Kfar Glickson is based on agriculture (field crops, dairy farm), a handicrafts industry and rural tourism. Omega, located in Kfar Glikson, manufactures paints and modelling dough for children.