Pelekh
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  Pelekh | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′2″N 35°14′1″E / 32.93389°N 35.23361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Misgav |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founded by | Soviet Hashomer Hatzair members |
| Population (2023)[1] | 215 |
Pelekh (Hebrew: פֶּלֶךְ, lit. Spindle) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council.
History
The village was founded in 1982 by a gar'in of Hashomer Hatzair members. It takes its name from a verse in the Book of Proverbs (31:19)[2] together with the nearby kibbutz Kishorit, whose name appears the same sentence.[3]
In its early years, the core families, immigrants from the former USSR, ran a chicken coop, cow shed and kiwi plantation.[4]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "In her hand she holds the distaff, and grasps the spindle with her finger."
- ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999: Carta, p.57, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israelis try a new kind of kibbutz