Ga'ash

Ga'ash (Hebrew: געש, lit. 'Storm') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain to the north of Tel Aviv, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 955.^[1]

Ga'ash געש
Etymology: Storm
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Coordinates: 32°13′45″N 34°49′33″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hof HaSharon
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	5 July 1951
Founded by	South American Hashomer Hatzair members
Population  (2023)	955[1]
Website	www.gaash.co.il

Etymology

The village was named after the Biblical mountain of Gaash,^[2] beside the grave of Joshuah in Ephraim (Joshuah 24:30).^{[citation needed]}

History

The kibbutz was established on 5 July 1951 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Khirbat al-Zababida.^[3] by a group of immigrants from South America who were members of the Latin America "A Group" of Hashomer Hatzair. The founders had defended Negba during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and had formed the kibbutz community at Ahli Kahsem near Bnei Zion in November 1949.^{[citation needed]}