Gal'ed
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Gal'ed
| image = File:PikiWiki Israel 11812 cyclamen hill near kibbytz galed.jpg
| foundation = 1945
| founded_by = German Jews
| district = north
| council = Megiddo
| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
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| population = {{Israel populations|Gal'ed (even Yizhaq)}}
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|coordinates = {{coord|32|33|23|N|35|4|37|E|display=inline,title}}
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Gal'ed ({{langx|he|גַּלְעֵד||Monument}}) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights with an area of 14,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Gal'ed (even Yizhaq)}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
Kibbutz Gal'ed was established in 1945 by a gar'in of German HaBonim members which had formed in 1938. Because the land on which the kibbutz lies was bought with money donated by Isaac (Yitzhak) Ochberg (1879–1938), a South African philanthropist, Keren HaYesod wanted the kibbutz named "Even Yitzhak" ({{lit|Stone of Yitzhak}}). However, eventually the kibbutz members had their way and the kibbutz was named Gal'ed ({{lit|monument or memorial}}) to commemorate friends and family of the founders who had died in the Holocaust.{{cite web|url=https://www.galed.org.il/cgi-webaxy/item?308|title=קיבוץ גלעד – תעודת זהות|website=Gal'ed}} The land had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-Butaymat, which was depopulated in 1948.{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=157}}
Amongst the founders were the couple Giora and Senetta Yoseftal, both of whom were later members of the Knesset, with Giora serving in several ministerial portfolios.[https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=190 Giora Yoseftal: Public Activities] Knesset
References
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{{Megiddo Regional Council}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1945
Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
Category:1945 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Category:German-Jewish culture in Israel
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