HaOgen
Kibbutz in central Israel
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HaOgen (Hebrew: העוגן, הָעֹגֶן, lit. 'Anchor') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek Hefer Regional Council and is affiliated with Hashomer Hatzair. In 2023 it had a population of 798.[1]
HaOgen
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  HaOgen | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′49″N 34°55′25″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hefer Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 28 August 1947 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovak Jews |
| Population (2023)[1] | 798 |
| Website | http://www.haogen.org.il/ |
History
The community was established on 22 April 1939 by Jewish refugees from Czechoslovakia. After spending eight years in a camp near Kfar Saba, they founded the kibbutz on 28 August 1947,[2] on land that had belonged to Wadi Qabbani.[3] The Jewish National Fund provided 700 dunams of land for the kibbutz.[4][5]
Notable people
- Haya Kaspi
- Shraga Weil, painter
- Noam Yaacov (born 2004), Israeli–Danish player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
