Hakuk
Palmach settlement founded in October 1945.
A Palmach settlement that later developed into a kibbutz. The settlement was founded in the eastern lower Galilee, near Lake Tiberius, next to Wadi El-Amud, descending from Safed to the Ginosar basin, on land purchased with Keren Hayesod funds.
On the 5th of October 1945 (28 of Tishrei Tashav), a group from Hanoar Haoved, affiliated with the Kibbutz Meuhad, who had been trained in the Palmach's D Company, reached the site.
The settlement was named after ancient Hakuk, a city in the region of the Naftali tribe. The ancient name was apparently persevered in the name of the Arab village Yakuk, which was located to the west of the Kibbutz until the War of Independence. Located in the vicinity is Mount Hakuk, and according to tradition, the grave of prophet Hakuk is located at the base of the mountain.
Members of the settlement, about 50 Palmach and British Army veterans, transformed the settlement into a kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Hameuhad. Over the years, residents suffered difficulties due to isolation, mountainous terrain and shortage of water, and most of the members were assigned to work outside the kibbutz. After the Six Day War, the kibbutz began to prosper economically.
On the 5th of October 1945 (28 of Tishrei Tashav), a group from Hanoar Haoved, affiliated with the Kibbutz Meuhad, who had been trained in the Palmach's D Company, reached the site.
The settlement was named after ancient Hakuk, a city in the region of the Naftali tribe. The ancient name was apparently persevered in the name of the Arab village Yakuk, which was located to the west of the Kibbutz until the War of Independence. Located in the vicinity is Mount Hakuk, and according to tradition, the grave of prophet Hakuk is located at the base of the mountain.
Members of the settlement, about 50 Palmach and British Army veterans, transformed the settlement into a kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Hameuhad. Over the years, residents suffered difficulties due to isolation, mountainous terrain and shortage of water, and most of the members were assigned to work outside the kibbutz. After the Six Day War, the kibbutz began to prosper economically.