HaOgen

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 הָעֹגֶן‎
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