Kfar Kisch Explained

Kfar Kisch
Foundation:1946
Founded By:Demobilised soldiers
Council:Lower Galilee
District:north
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel northeast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:32.6672°N 35.4486°W

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 it had a population of .

History

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.[1] 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. Part of the village's land formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ma'dhar, south of the old village site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.izkor.gov.il/HalalKorot.aspx?id=506391 Frederick Kisch
  2. Book: Walid Khalidi

    . All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 529.