Kfar Kisch
כְּפַר קִישׁ | |
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Coordinates: 32°40′2″N 35°26′55″E / 32.66722°N 35.44861°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Lower Galilee |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1946 |
Founded by | Demobilised soldiers |
Population (2022)[1] | 686 |
Kfar Kisch (Hebrew: כְּפַר קִישׁ) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located adjacent to Mount Tabor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 686.[1]
It was established in 1946 by Jewish soldiers demobilised from the British Army after World War II having served under Frederick Kisch, after whom the village was named.[2] However political fractures led many of the founders to leave within the first year. A water shortage which forced the residents to transport water from the Tabor stream without proper equipment added to the problems, and until 1953 a steady stream of founding residents left the village. In that year conditions improved and Kfar Kisch began to absorb Jewish immigrants from Poland, Hungary, and the Soviet Union.[citation needed] Part of the village's land formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ma'dhar, south of the old village site.[3]