Tel Yosef
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| Coordinates: 32°33′23.39″N 35°24′3.6″E / 32.5564972°N 35.401000°ECoordinates: 32°33′23.39″N 35°24′3.6″E / 32.5564972°N 35.401000°E | |
| Council | Gilboa Regional Council |
| Region | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Founded by | Gdud HaAvoda members |
| Population (2008) | 401[1] |
Tel Yosef (Hebrew: תֵּל יוֹסֵף, lit. Yosef Mond) is a kibbutz in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 371.
History
The kibbutz was established in 1921 by members of Gdud HaAvoda, and was named after Joseph Trumpeldor. It was located on Sheikh Hassan hill.[2]
At the time of the 1931 census, Tel Yosef had 72 occupied houses and a population of 261, all Jews.[3]
In its heyday, it had 600 members. In the early 1950s, an ideological dispute headed by Yitzhak Tabenkin led to a split in which 250 members joined the neighboring kibbutz, Beit Hashita. Supporters of David Ben-Gurion remained at Tel Yosef.[2]
Economy
The first citrus crop was planted in 1931. In 1936, Tnuva opened its first dairy at Tel Yosef, specializing in hard cheeses. In 1942, the kibbutz built the country's first commercial fishponds.[2]
References
- ↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Laughing All the Way to Middle Class, Amiram Cohen, TheMarker Haaretz, end of the year magazine, December 2008, pp. 28–31
- ↑ E. Mills, ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. p. 81.
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