Tel Yosef

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Tel Yosef
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Tel Yosef is located in Israel
Tel Yosef
Tel Yosef
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Council Gilboa Regional Council
Region Jezreel Valley
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1921
Founded by Gdud HaAvoda members
Population (2008) 401[1]

Tel Yosef (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />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]

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  2. 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
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