Moledet, Israel Explained

Moledet
Founded:4 July 1937
Founded By:Moledet organization
District:north
Council:Gilboa
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel jezreel
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:32.5858°N 35.4422°W

Moledet (Hebrew: מוֹלֶדֶת, lit. Homeland) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The community was founded as a 'moshav shitufi' (collective settlement - a combination between kibbutz and moshav) on 4 July 1937, as part of the Tower and stockade program, and was named after the "Moledet" organization of the founders, who were immigrants to Mandate Palestine from Germany. In 1944, the community became a moshav shitufi named "Bnei Brit", named after the Bnai Brith organization in the United States, which donated money for purchasing the land, in honor of their president Alfred Cohen. The place then changed its name to "Moledet-Bnei Brit" until in 1957, when it finally reverted to just "Moledet."