Kfar HaHoresh ( he, כְּפַר הַחֹרֶשׁ, כפר החורש, , Village of the Thicket) is a kibbutz in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

A nearby archaeological site dating to the

Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) is part of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, a Neolithic culture centered in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant, dating to years ago, that is, 8800–6500 BC. It was typed by British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon durin ...

period has been under excavation since the early 1990s. The kibbutz was established in 1933 by members of the Gordonia youth movement who had previously been living in

Ness Ziona Ness Ziona ( he, נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a town in central Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams (). History Early history Lying within Ness Ziona's city bounds is the ruin of an Arab vi ...

. The land had been bought by the Jewish National Fund in 1930. Today the kibbutz has been privatized. The Arabic-language radio station ''Radio A-Shams'' broadcasts from the kibbutz. File:כפר החורש - שער הכבוד שהותקן בחגיגת הנטיעה של יער אלברט.-JNF044742.jpeg, Kfar HaHoresh celebrating tree planting 1936 File:כפר החורש - ארוחת צהרים ליד הצריף.-JNF044744.jpeg, Kfar HaHoresh 1936 File:כפר החורש - מראה כללי צילום אויר.-JNF044934.jpeg, Kfar HaHoresh 1939

Sport

The kibbutz fielded a football team, which competed in Liga Meuhedet in 1949–50; the team finished eighth in the league's North Division.

Notable people

Ephraim Kishon Ephraim Kishon (: August 23, 1924 – January 29, 2005) was a Hungarian-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in Israel, and was also particula ...

References

{{Authority control Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1933 1933 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Northern District (Israel)